metzti

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl mētztli, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl metztli, Guerrero Nahuatl metztli, Highland Puebla Nahuatl me̱tzti, Mecayapan Nahuatl me̱tzti, Tetelcingo Nahuatl mietztli̱, Northern Puebla Nahuatl metztli, Tlamacazapa Nahuatl metztli, Western Huasteca Nahuatl metztli, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl metztli.

Noun

metzti

1. moon
2. month

References

• Hablamos Náhuat y Español: Frases útiles en el idioma Náhuat de la Huasteca Central y en español‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2007, page 8

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *meeȼtli (“moon”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mïca-ta. Cognate with Classical Nahuatl mētztli (“moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːt͡sti/

Noun

mētzti

1. moon

   Muita ka ne metzti kitekimaka ne ajat...

   It looks like the moon controls the waters...

2. month

   Kan asiket chikwasen metzti, pejki yaja yulkakasiwi.

   After six months had passed, she/he started to worry.