xahcalli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- xacalli
Etymology
Possibly *xahtli "thatch (?)" + calli "house".
Xahcalli is the source of Spanish and English jacal, and possibly of English shack.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃaʔkalli/
Noun
xahcalli
- A jacal; a hut made with poles and thatch.
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, Univeristy of Oklahoma Press, p. 263.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 321.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 241.