Classical Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

miquiliztli

  1. death
    miquiliztli. muerte o mortandad.
    (miquiliztli. death or mortality)
  2. mortality (death on a large scale)
    miquiliztli. muerte o mortandad.
    (miquiliztli. death or mortality)

Synonyms edit

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

  1. death.