ahtlacatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

ahtlacatl

1. inhuman person.

References

• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• atlacatl
• ahtlācatl

Etymology

ah- (“not”) +‎ tlacatl (“person”)

Noun

ahtlacatl

1. An inhuman person; an evil person.

Derived terms

• ahtlacacemeleh
• ahtlacayotl

 

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 207.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 7.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 211.