cuachtli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Attested indirectly in compounds such as cuāchcalli (“canopy”), cuāchicpalli (“cushion”) and cuāchpāmitl (“banner”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷaːt͡ʃt͡ɬi/

Noun

cuāchtli

  1. A large cotton blanket or sheet.

Derived terms

References

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 56
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