ichtequiliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ichtequi (“to steal, rob”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /it͡ʃteˈkilist͡ɬi/

Noun

ichtequiliztli

1. robbery, theft
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, ff. 32v. col. 2:

     ichtequiliztli. el acto de hurtar.

     (ichtequiliztli. the act of stealing.)

Related terms

• ichtecqui

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 93