ahaztontli
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ahaztli (“wing”) + -tōn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ahaztōntli (inanimate)
- diminutive of ahaztli; a small wing.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 7v. col. 1:
- Ala pequeña. aaztontli. atlapaltontli. aztlacapalton / tli. amatlapaltontli.
- A small wing. aaztontli. atlapaltontli. aztlacapaltontli. amatlapaltontli.
Synonyms
[edit]- (small wing): ahmātlapaltōntli, ahtlapaltōntli, aztlacapaltōntli
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 7