xictli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Cholula): xihtli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːktɬi/

Noun

xictli

1. (Milpa Alta) Navel

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːkt͡ɬi/

Noun

xictli

1. navel
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 159r. col. 1:

     xictli. ombligo, o bruxula para tirar derecho.
     xictli. navel; or peephole.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. umbilical cord

Derived terms

• axictli

References

• “xictli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.