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Amaquemehcan

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Āmaquēmeh (name of a hill, literally one that has paper clothing) +‎ -cān (place)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aːmakeːmeʔkaːn/

Proper noun

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Āmaquēmehcān

  1. Amaquemecan; Amecameca, the official name is Amecameca de Juárez.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: Amecameca
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: ñuututu (calque)

References

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  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 10
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 210