Nahuatl Word Recognition I

Frances Karttunen karttu at nantucket.net
Mon Jul 26 23:51:46 UTC 1999


>   tzoaztli
>
>1. what does it mean?

I think it means a snare made with cord.

>2. *how* does it mean? (i.e., what are its meaning parts?)

I only know it in derived forms.  And I think it's probably tzohuaztli.
Maybe the same -aztli as in teponaztli, etc.?  Which leaves us with the
tzo(hu)- part.


>3. is it ambiguous?

No idea.


Fran



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