mahtlactli

Central Nahuatl

Numeral

mahtlactli

1. ten.

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: mahtlāctli     Ordinal: ic mahtlāctli     Adverbial: mahtlācpa     Distributive: mahtlātlāctli, mahtlahtlāctli

Alternative forms

• matlactli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Some suggest a compound of mah (“arm, hand”) + tlāctli (“trunk”), thus “both arms; ten”, and implying a semantic relation or contrast with mācuīlli (“five”), based on mā- (“arm, hand”) + cui (“to take, hold”), thus “what is held in one arm or hand; five”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʔˈt͡ɬaːk.t͡ɬi]

Numeral

mahtlāctli

1. ten

Derived terms

• mahtlācpa
• mahtlācpōhualli
• mahtlāctzontli
• mahtlācxiquipilli
• ommahtlāctli

Descendants

• Central Puebla Nahuatl: mahtlahtli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 53r
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl mahtlāctli

Numeral

mahtlactli

1. ten.