cemiztitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• cemiztetl

Etymology

cem "one" + iztitl, iztetl "fingernail"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semistitɬ/
• IPA^(key): /semistetɬ/

Noun

cemiztitl

1. the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:

     Xeme medida. cemiztetl. cemiztitl.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 30.