maquechtli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

māitl (“arm, hand”) +‎ quechtli (“neck”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maːˈket͡ʃ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

māquechtli (inanimate)

wrist
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178r.
  Muñeca parte del braço. maquechtli.tomaquechtlã.
  The wrist; part of the arm. maquechtli. tomaquechtlã.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 87v. col. 2.
  Muñeca parte del braço. maquechtli. tomaquech- / [tlan.
  The wrist; part of the arm. maquechtli. tomaquechtlan.
- Idem, f. 52v. col. 1.
  Maquechtli. muñeca, parte del braço.
  Maquechtli. the wrist; part of the arm.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 87v, 52v

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