xahcalli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): xajkal

Noun

xahcalli

1. hut.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• xacalli

Etymology

Possibly *xahtli "thatch (?)" + calli "house".

Xahcalli is the source of Spanish and English jacal, and possibly of English shack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʔkalli/

Noun

xahcalli

1. A jacal; a hut made with poles and thatch.

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, Univeristy of Oklahoma Press, p. 263.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 321.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 241.