puñal
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish puñal, from Vulgar Latin *pūgnālis, based on Latin pūgnus (“fist”). Or a shortening of older cuchillo (“knife”) puñal, deriving from the above word and meaning as big as a fist.[1] Compare Portuguese punhal, Catalan punyal, Italian pugnale, French poignard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpo.naːɬ], [ˈpu.naːɬ]
Noun
puñal (inanimate)
- dagger
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 205r.
- Puñal arma vſada.lo miſmo. vel,tepuz teixiliuani.
- A dagger, a widely used weapon. the same, or tepuz teixiliuani.
- Puñal arma vſada.lo miſmo. vel,tepuz teixiliuani.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 100r. col. 1.
- Puñal,arma vſada. lo meſmo. vel. tepuzteixiliuani.
- A dagger, a widely used weapon. the same, or tepuzteixiliuani.
- Puñal,arma vſada. lo meſmo. vel. tepuzteixiliuani.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 205r.
Synonyms
- tepoztēihxiliuāni
Derived terms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 100r
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *pūgnālis, *pūgnāle(m), based on Latin pūgnus (“fist”).
Adjective
puñal (plural puñales)
- Of the fist. Fitting in one's hands.
- Of a fight or dispute.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Classical Nahuatl: puñal, puñaltōntli
Etymology 2
Possibly from a derivative of Latin pugna (“fight”), with the suffix -al. Or a shortening of older cuchillo (“knife”) puñal, deriving from the above word and meaning as big as a fist.[2] Compare Portuguese punhal, Catalan punyal, Italian pugnale, French poignard, Romanian pumnal.
Noun
puñal m (plural puñales)
Related terms
References
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