amatl

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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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amatl

  1. paper

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Central Nahuatl

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amatl (inanimate)

  1. paper
  2. document; letter; book

References

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  • Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *aamatl (a kind of fig tree; paper).

Pronunciation

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āmatl

  1. paper
    • 1547, Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)
      amatl, papel, ymamauh, el papel de aquellos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. document; letter; book.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Central Nahuatl: amatl
  • Spanish: amate

References

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  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 208.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 10.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 210.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Cognate to Classical Nahuatl amatl

Noun

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amatl

  1. paper.
  2. book.

Orizaba Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

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amatl

  1. paper

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Western Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Cognate to Classical Nahuatl amatl

Noun

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amatl

  1. paper.
  2. book.