teotetl
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Etymology
From teōtl (“god”) + tetl (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈoːtet͡ɬ/
Noun
teōtetl
- jet (lignite)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 30r:
- Azauache. teutetl.
(jet. teutetl.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 101r. col. 2:
- teotetl. azauache.
(teotetl. jet.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
- “teotetl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.