tlequiquiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tletl "fire" + quiquiztli "trumpet"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬekikistɬi/

Noun

tlequiquiztli

1. Firearm; gun; cannon.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:

     Artilleria tiros. tlequiquiztli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• matlequiquiztli
• tlequiquiztlalli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition University of Oklahoma Press, p. 261.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl University of Texas Press, p. 308.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written Stanford University Press, p. 239.