Dictionary

Nahuatl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/
• /nəˈwɑːt(ə)l/
• /nɑːˈwɑːt(ə)l/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, nahuatlatolli (“the clear or understandable language”).

Meanings

1. A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.

Forms

Nahuatl en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/
• /nəˈwɑːt(ə)l/
• /nɑːˈwɑːt(ə)l/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, nahuatlatolli (“the clear or understandable language”).

Meanings

1. The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.

Deriveds

Classical Nahuatl · Central Nahuatl · Nahuatlism · Nahuatlist · Nahuatlan · Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nahuatl terms

Synonyms

Aztec · Nahuatlato · Mexican

Translations (55)

arn nawa dungun (language) · dsb nahuatl (language) · ca nahua (language) · sk nahuatl (language) · nci Nahuatlahtolli (language) · fo nahuatl mál (language) · de Nahuatl (language) · es náhuatl (language) · sw Kiazteki (language) · nl Nahuatl (language) · uk науатль (language) · pl nahuatl (language) · mk навански (language) · nah maseualajtoli (language) · eo naŭatla (language) · sk náwatl (language) · mk нава́тл (language) · chr ᎾᎱᎠᏢ (language) · sw Kinahuatl (language) · pl meksykański (language) · cs aztéčtina (language) · sk mexičtina (language) · nv Méhigo bizaad (language) · ru науа́тль (language) · la lingua navatlaca (language) · sk aztéčtina (language) · nah nauatlajtoli (language) · sv nahuatl (language) · sh nahuàtl (language) · cs nahuatl (language) · pt nauatle (language) · pt nahuatl (language) · ga Nachuáitlis (language) · sl nahuatl (language) · mk ацтечки (language) · gl náhuatl (language) · fr nahuatl (language) · cmn 納瓦特爾語 /纳瓦特尔语 (language) · hsb nahuatl (language) · da nahuatl (language) · eo naŭatla lingvo (language) · sk náhuatl (language) · nci Nahuatl (language) · fi nahuatl (language) · nah Nāhuatlahtōlli (language) · hy նահուատլ (language) · sl azteščina (language) · pl aztecki (language) · ja ナワトル語 (language) · hi नावात्ल (language) · it nahuatl (language) · cs náhuatl (language) · ca nàhuatl (language) · sh нaхуа̀тл (language) · de Aztekisch (language)