Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Related to mecāniā (to hang).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mecatl

  1. cord, rope
  2. whip
  3. (possessed) concubine
  4. (inalienable possession) lineage

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: mecate

References

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  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 142
  • Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Cognate to Classical Nahuatl mecatl

Noun

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mecatl

  1. rope, cord.

Derived terms

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Tetelcingo Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Cf. Classical Nahuatl mecatl (cord; concubine).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mecatl (plural mecame, possessed imeca)

  1. cord
  2. (possessed) male lover besides one's husband

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References

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  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 63, 81, 131, 141