tahtli
Central Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl tahtli.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tahtli (animate)
References edit
- Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
- Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- tatli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
Perhaps ultimately imitative. Compare tata (“dad”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tahtli (animate, plural tahtin)
- father
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:
- padre. tatli.teta.yzcacauhtli.teizcacauh.tetatzin.
- A father. tatli. teta. yzcacauhtli. teizcacauh. tetatzin.
Synonyms edit
- izcācauhtli (“biological father”)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 249.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 214.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.
Orizaba Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Nahuatl tahtli.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tahtli