macuilli
Central Nahuatl
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| Cardinal : macuilli Ordinal : inic macuilli | ||
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl macuilli
Classical Nahuatl
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| Cardinal : mācuīlli Ordinal : ic mācuīlli Adverbial : mācuīlpa Distributive : māmācuīlli, mahmācuīlli | ||
Etymology
Some suggest a compound of māitl (“arm, hand”) + the patientive of cui (“to take, hold”), thus “what is held in one arm or hand; five”, and implying a semantic relation or contrast with mahtlāctli (“ten”), based on mah- (“arm, hand”) + tlāctli (“trunk”), thus “both arms; ten”. Compare Pipil makwil (“five”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maːˈkʷiː.lːi]
Numeral
mācuīlli
- five
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
- 5 cinco.macuilli.
- 5 five. macuilli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1:
- 5 Cinco . macuilli.
- 5 Five. macuilli.
- Idem, f. 51r. col. 2.
- Macuilli. cinco
- Macuilli. five.
- Macuilli. cinco
Derived terms
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 119r, 51r
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