Classical Nahuatl

edit

Etymology

edit

eztli (blood) +‎ -huia (use; apply)

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

ezhuiā

  1. (transitive) To bloody; make bloody; cover in blood.

References

edit
  • Carochi, Horacio (2001) James Lockhart, transl., Grammar of the Mexican Language, with an Explanation of its Adverbs (1645), Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, pages 232–233
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 79