quihtoznequi
Classical Nahuatl
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editEtymology
editc-, qu- (3sgO) + ihtoā "say" + -z (future)+ nequi "want"
Literally "wants to say". Probably a calque of Spanish quiere decir.
Pronunciation
editIdiom
editquihtōznequi
References
edit- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 211
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 221