ahmo
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- amo
Etymology
ah- + mō
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʔmoː/
- IPA(key): [ˈáʔ.moː]
- Note: This is a rare example of a word with a long final vowel, as long final vowels in polysyllabic words are usually shortened in pronunciation.
Particle
ahmō
- No; not.
- 1611, Pedro de Arenas, Vocabulario manual de las lenguas Castellana y Mexicana (1793)
- tu no piensas. ahmo ticmattica.
- 1611, Pedro de Arenas, Vocabulario manual de las lenguas Castellana y Mexicana (1793)
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 207.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 6.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 210.