macuahuitl

English

Alternative forms

• macahuitl
• maccuahuitl
• macquahuitl
• maquahuitl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl mācuahuitl.

Noun

macuahuitl (plural macuahuitls)

1. An Aztec obsidian sword or club.

Synonyms

• macana

Translations

Aztec obsidian sword or club

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬誇威特／马夸威特 (mǎkuāwēitè)

• Japanese: マカウィトル (makawitoru)
• Korean: 마쿠아후이틀 (Makuahu'iteul)
• Marathi: माक्वावित्ल m (mākvāvitla)
• Nahuatl: maccuahuitl, macuahuitl
• Russian: макуавитль (makuavitlʹ), макуауитль (makuauitlʹ)
• Spanish: Macuahuitl n

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From māc (“in the hand”) +‎ cuahuitl (“wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːkkʷawitɬ/

Noun

macuahuitl (inanimate, plural macuahuimeh)

1. a macana; a sword or club of wood with obsidian blades.
2. Alternative spelling of maccuahuitl