miquiliztli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From miqui (“to die”) + -liztli. Compare miquiztli (“death”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
miquiliztli
- death
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 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:
Synonyms edit
- (death): miquiztli
Related terms edit
References edit
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 148
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl miquiliztli
Noun edit
miquiliztli