macuiltzontli

Classical Nahuatl

Classical Nahuatl numbers (edit)
 ←  1,000  ←  1,200 2,000 4,000  → 
200
    Cardinal: mācuīltzontli
    Ordinal: ic mācuīltzontli
    Adverbial: mācuīltzompa

Etymology

From mācuīlli (“five”) +‎ tzontli (“lock of hair, tuft of grass”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maː.kʷiːlˈt͡son.t͡ɬi]

Numeral

mācuīltzontli

  1. two thousand

Derived terms

  • mācuīltzompa
  • mācuīltzoncān

References

  • Wright, David (2016) Lectura del Náhuatl, rev. ed. edition, Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, page 184
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