miquiliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From miqui (“to die”) +‎ -liztli. Compare miquiztli (“death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikiˈlis.t͡ɬi/

Noun

miquiliztli

1. death
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2:

   miquiliztli. muerte o mortandad.

   (miquiliztli. death or mortality)

2. mortality (death on a large scale)
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2:

   miquiliztli. muerte o mortandad.

   (miquiliztli. death or mortality)

Synonyms

• (death): miquiztli

Related terms

• ahmiquiliztli

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 148

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl miquiliztli

Noun

miquiliztli

1. death.