eztli

Central Nahuatl

Eztli, “blood”.

Alternative forms

• (Milpa Alta): yeztli
• (Tlaxcala): yestl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl eztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈes.tɬi]

Noun

eztli

1. blood

References

• Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.
• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jatocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *estli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈes.t͡ɬi]

Noun

eztli

1. Blood.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 221r:

     Sangre. eztli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• ezhuia
• ezohtli
• eztli tlapalli
• ezzoh

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 222
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 79
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 217

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

eztli

1. Obsolete spelling of estli.

References

• Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.