tahtli

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tahtli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaʔ.tɬi]

Noun

tahtli (animate)

1. Father.

References

• Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Amecameca variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tatli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately imitative. Compare tata (“dad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tahtli (animate, plural tahtin)

1. father
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:

     padre.  tatli.teta.yzcacauhtli.teizcacauh.tetatzin.

     A father. tatli. teta. yzcacauhtli. teizcacauh. tetatzin.

Synonyms

• izcācauhtli (“biological father”)

Antonyms

• (with regard to gender) nāntli (“mother”)
• (with regard to ancestry) conētl (“child”)

Derived terms

• tahyōtl
• tlacpatahtli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 249.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 214.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 232.

Orizaba Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tahtli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaʔ.tɬi]

Noun

tahtli

1. Father.