Caxtillan

See also: caxtillan

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn]

Proper noun

Caxtillan

  1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn]

Proper noun

Caxtīllān (locative)

  1. Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kaqchikel: kaxlan

References

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