mahtlactzontli

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl numbers (edit)
40,000
 ←  2,000 4,000 6,000  → 
400
    Cardinal: mahtlāctzontli
    Ordinal: ic mahtlāctzontli
    Adverbial: mahtlāctzompa

Alternative forms

  • matlactzontli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From mahtlāctli (ten) +‎ tzontli (lock of hair, tuft of grass).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maʔ.t͡ɬaːkˈt͡son.t͡ɬi]

Numeral

mahtlāctzontli

  1. four thousand

Derived terms

  • mahtlāctzompa
  • mahtlāctzoncān

References

  • Wright, David (2016) Lectura del Náhuatl, rev. ed. edition, Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, page 184