cemiztitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

cem "one" + iztitl, iztetl "fingernail"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /semistitɬ/
  • IPA(key): /semistetɬ/

Noun

cemiztitl

  1. the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
      Xeme medida. cemiztetl. cemiztitl.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 30.
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