cetl

See also: četl

Central Nahuatl

Noun

cetl

1. ice

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *sïp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /setɬ/

Noun

cetl

1. Ice.
   • 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)

     Cetl, yelo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. An icicle.

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 211.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 33.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cetl

Noun

cetl

1. ice.

Derived terms

• citlal cetl