cuitlatl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwitaC-ta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʷitɬatɬ/
Noun
cuitlatl
- Excrement; feces.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana
- [f. 119r] Eſtiercol. cuitlatl.xixtli.nemanauilli.tlailli.
- [f. 171v] Mierda. cuitlatl.nemanauilli.tlayelli.tlailli.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana
Synonyms
- nemanahuilli
- tlahyelli
Derived terms
- cuitaocuilin
- cuitlatlotli
- cuitlaxcolli
- huitlacoche
- teocuitlatl
References
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 73–74
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *kʷitlatl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwitaC-ta. Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cuitlatl
Noun
cuitlatl
- excrement, feces.
Derived terms
- huacaxcuitlatl