Caxtillan

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn]

Proper noun[edit]

Caxtillan

  1. Spain.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Castilla (Castile), reinterpreted as containing the locative suffix -tlan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn]

Proper noun[edit]

Caxtillan (locative)

  1. Spain (a country in Europe)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Kaqchikel: kaxlan

References[edit]

  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 213.