paquiliztli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- pahpāquiliztli
Etymology
From pāqui (“to be happy”) + -liztli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːˈkilist͡ɬi/
Noun
pāquiliztli
- happiness, joy
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 14v:
- Alegria. papaquiliztli. paquiliztli. ahauializtli.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 56v. col. 2:
Derived terms
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 188
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl pāquiliztli
Noun
paquiliztli