tlequiquiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tletl (“fire”) +‎ quiquiztli (“trumpet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɬekikistɬi/

Noun

tlequiquiztli

  1. Firearm; gun; cannon.
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:
      Artilleria tiros. tlequiquiztli.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition University of Oklahoma Press, p. 261.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl University of Texas Press, p. 308.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written Stanford University Press, p. 239.
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