ahmiquiliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ah- (“not”) +‎ miquiliztli (“death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʔmikiˈlis.t͡ɬi/

Noun

ahmiquiliztli

1. immortality
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5r. col. 1:

     amiquiliztli. sed o immortalidad.

     (amiquiliztli. thirst or immortality)

Related terms

• ahmicqui

See also

• āmiquiliztli

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 11