nahualli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 24 February 2019

Alternative forms

• naualli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːˈwalːi/

Noun

nāhualli (animate, plural nānāhualtin)

1. sorcerer
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180v:

     Nigromantico.  naualli.

     A necromancer [a sorcerer].  nahualli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 63v. col. 1:

     Naualli. bruxa.

     Naualli. a witch.

Derived terms

• huitzitzilnāhualli
• nāhuallōtl

Descendants

• → Spanish: nahual
  • → English: nahual

See also

• tlacatecolotl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 239.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 157.