maxtlatl
Central Nahuatl
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl maxtlatl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʃ.tɬatɬ/
Noun
maxtlatl
References
- Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From māxatl (“crotch”) + tlatl (“strip of cloth”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaʃ.tɬatɬ/
Noun
maxtlatl
- loincloth; breechclout
- c. 1609, Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24v:
- Auh yn oquichtin aocmo maxtleque. ça tzintlapantinemia. anoço ça tzintlapãtinemi maxauhtinemi.
- And [so] the men no longer have breechclouts. They just go with buttocks or virile members bare.