caxtoltzontli

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl numbers (edit)
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600
    Cardinal: caxtōltzontli
    Ordinal: ic caxtōltzontli
    Adverbial: caxtōltzompa

Etymology

From caxtōlli (“fifteen”) +‎ tzontli (“lock of hair, four hundred”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaʃtoːl.ˈt͡son.t͡ɬi]

Numeral

caxtōltzontli

  1. six thousand

Derived terms

References

  • Wright, David (2016) Lectura del Náhuatl, rev. ed. edition, Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, page 180
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