tenextetl
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom tenextli (“lime”) + tetl (“stone”). Interestingly, the word contains this second element twice; tenextli itself is composed of tetl + nextli (“ashes”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittenextetl (inanimate)
- rock from which lime is extracted; limestone
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 96r. col. 1:
- Piedra de cal. tenextetl.
- A rock containing lime. tenextetl.
- Idem, f. 99r. col. 2.
- Tenextetl.piedra de cal.
- Tenextetl. a rock containing lime.
- Tenextetl.piedra de cal.
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 96r, 99r