mecayotl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

mecayotl

1. (Milpa Alta) kinship

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From mecatl (“rope”) +‎ -yotl (forms abstract nouns from an inalienable possession).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mekajoːt͡ɬ/

Noun

mecayōtl inan

1. ancestry, kinship.
2. lineage.

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 142
• P de Wolf, Paul. (2003) Diccionario Español-Náhuatl, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México y Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas. Mexico City. pp. 1.