tetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tetl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïn-ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtet͡ɬ]

Noun

tetl (animate, plural temeh)

rock, stone
egg
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239v.
  Veuo generalmente. tetl.

Derived terms

Terms derived from tetl

ātetl
canauhtetl
cōātetl
michtetl

tenamitl
tentetl
tēōtetl
tepoztli

tōtoltetl
tōtōtetl
tzopilotetl
zoltetl

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.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Arte de la lengua mexicana y castellana, f. 3v.
  P Ara contar piedras, gallinas, cacao, tunas, tamales, cerezas, hueuos, vaſijas, caſas, aſſentaderos, frutas, chiles, mayz, friſoles, calabaças, nabos, xicalas, o coſas redondas, aſi como cerros, ¬c. Dizen deſta manera. / ¶Centetl.vno o vna. 1 / ¶Ontetl.dos. 2 / ¶Etetl.tres. 3 / ¶Nauhtetl.quatro. 4 […]
  To count stones, chickens, cacao beans, prickly pears, tamales, cherries, eggs, pots, houses, places to sit, fruit, chili peppers, kernels of maize, beans, gourds, turnips, calabashes, or other rounds things, as well as mountains, etc., they say as follows: ¶Centetl. one. 1 / ¶Ontetl. two. 2 / ¶Etetl. three. 3 / ¶Nauhtetl. four. 4 […]
Zan ōntetl in īteuh.
Its eggs are only two.
Mācuiltemeh in temeh, tēcpantocah.
There are fives of stones, placed in a row.

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

单词	tetl
释义	tetl Classical Nahuatl Etymology From Proto-Nahuan tetl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan tïn-ta. Pronunciation IPA^(key): [ˈtet͡ɬ] Noun tetl (animate, plural temeh) rock, stone egg 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239v. Veuo generalmente. tetl. Derived terms Terms derived from tetl ātetl canauhtetl cōātetl michtetl tenamitl tentetl tēōtetl tepoztli tōtoltetl tōtōtetl tzopilotetl zoltetl 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. 1571: Alonso de Molina, Arte de la lengua mexicana y castellana, f. 3v. P Ara contar piedras, gallinas, cacao, tunas, tamales, cerezas, hueuos, vaſijas, caſas, aſſentaderos, frutas, chiles, mayz, friſoles, calabaças, nabos, xicalas, o coſas redondas, aſi como cerros, ¬c. Dizen deſta manera. / ¶Centetl.vno o vna. 1 / ¶Ontetl.dos. 2 / ¶Etetl.tres. 3 / ¶Nauhtetl.quatro. 4 […] To count stones, chickens, cacao beans, prickly pears, tamales, cherries, eggs, pots, houses, places to sit, fruit, chili peppers, kernels of maize, beans, gourds, turnips, calabashes, or other rounds things, as well as mountains, etc., they say as follows: ¶Centetl. one. 1 / ¶Ontetl. two. 2 / ¶Etetl. three. 3 / ¶Nauhtetl. four. 4 […] Zan ōntetl in īteuh. Its eggs are only two. Mācuiltemeh in temeh, tēcpantocah. There are fives of stones, placed in a row. 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
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