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amatl

amatl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

amatl (inanimate)

  1. Paper.
  1. Document; letter; book.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːmatɬ/

Noun

āmatl

  1. Paper.
    • 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)
      amatl, papel, ymamauh, el papel de aquellos.
  2. Document; letter; book.

Synonyms

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 208.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 10.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 210.