tecpatl

== Central Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl tecpatl. === Noun === tecpatl Stone knife == Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === Equivalent to tetl (“stone”) +‎ icpatl (“top”), (compare icpactli (top), icpalli (high-backed seat)) according to Andrews (2003). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtek.pat͡ɬ] === Noun === tecpatl inan (plural tecpatl) (it is) flint. (it is) a flint knife (it is) a fint knife motif, especially when worn as an adornment. (it is) the eighteenth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli, represented by a stylized, red and white lanceolate flint knife. 16th c., Codex Magliabechiano, represented by a stylized flint knife. === References === Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 225, 249. Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 217. Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 233.