ahuatl

== Central Nahuatl == === Noun === ahuatl (inanimate) oak tree. == Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Nahuan *aawa-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pawa-ta, with possible reinforcement from āhuātl (“horn”, see sense below) due to the tree’s antler-shaped branches. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈaː.wat͡ɬ] ==== Noun ==== āhuatl (inanimate) oak tree Idem, f. 216v. Roble arbol. auaquauitl. auatl. An oak tree. auaquauitl. auatl. Idem, f. 105r. col. 2. Roble arbol. auaquauitl. auatl. An oak tree. auaquauitl. auatl. Idem, f. 9r. col. 2. Auatl. enzina,roble, guſano lanudo. o eſpina. Auatl. an oak tree, a woolly worm, or a thorn. ===== Derived terms ===== āhuacuahuitl āhuatlah āhuatomatl === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Nahuan *aawaa-tl, possibly from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *aw~awaC-ta (“horn”, via reduplication), based on the insect’s horns. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈaː.waːt͡ɬ] ==== Noun ==== āhuātl (animate) A woolly kind of caterpillar. ===== Synonyms ===== āhuātecolōtl === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== ahuatl (inanimate) obsolete spelling of ahhuatl === References === Carochi, Horacio (2001), James Lockhart, transl., Grammar of the Mexican Language, with an Explanation of its Adverbs (1645), Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, pages 466–467 Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 8