atezcatl

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

atezcatl

  1. lake.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ātl (water) +‎ tezcatl (mirror).

Pronunciation[edit]

Karttunen (1983) and Lockhart (2001) write ātēzcatl; Andrews (2003) writes ātezcatl.

Noun[edit]

ātezcatl

  1. A puddle; a shallow pool.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 206.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 13.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 211.