centlacolmetztli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From centlacol (“half”) + mētztli (“moon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
centlacolmētztli (inanimate)
- (astronomy) half-moon
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 167r:
- Media luna. centlacol metztli. tlapanqui meztli.
- The half-moon. centlacol metztli. tlapanqui meztli.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa