yaotlatquitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From yāōtl (“enemy”) +‎ tlatquitl (“goods, possessions”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː.oːˈt͡ɬatkit͡ɬ/

Noun

yāōtlatquitl (inanimate)

1. weapons, arms
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 31v. col. 1:

     Yaotlatquitl. armas para la guerra,
     (Yaotlatquitl. weapons for war.)

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Derived terms

• yāōtlatquichihchīhua (verb)

References

• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 31