teuhtli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈteʍ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

teuhtli (inanimate)

1. dust
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 198v:

     Poluo.  teuhtli.

     Dust. teuhtli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 97r. col. 1:

     Poluo. teuhtli

     Dust. teuhtli.

   • Idem, f. 112r. col. 1.

     Teuhtli . poluo.

     Teuhtli. dust.

Derived terms

• teuhtlah
• teuhtli tlahzolli
• teuhtōntli
• teuhyoh
• teuhyōhua

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 97r, 112r
• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 254
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 238
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 235