tetl

== Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Noun === tetl stone === References === Silva Hernández, Fernando (2014); El vocabulario básico del náhuatl y español, Secretaría de Educación Pública del estado de Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico. == Central Nahuatl == === Noun === tetl stone, rock == Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *tə-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïN-ta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtet͡ɬ] === Noun === tetl anim or inan (plural temeh) rock, stone egg ==== Derived terms ==== === Counter === tetl a counter word used mainly for small, round objects; including, but not limited to: stones, chickens, seeds and beans, tamales, fruit, eggs, houses, seats, chili peppers, maize kernels, gourds, tubers, hills, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== The counter tetl is treated like a suffix, and is placed immediately after the numeral that modifies a noun: ce (“one”) → centetl ayohtli (“one gourd”) nāhui (“four”) → nāuhtetl tomatl (“four tomatoes”) mahtlāctli (“ten”) → mahtlāctetl calli (“ten houses”) === References === Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 249–250. Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 235. Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 234. == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tetl === Noun === tetl rock == Lower Tanana == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɬʰədə/ === Noun === tetl (Toklat-Bearpaw) alternative form of tetth (“night”) ==== Derived terms ==== tetl gage' (“little brown bat”) === References === Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 350