nextli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *neštli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neʃtɬi/

Noun

nextli

1. Ash; ashes.

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page p. 241
• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, page p. 171
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Early Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page p. 227
• Molina, Alonso de (1555) Aqui comiença vn vocabulario enla lengua Castellana y Mexicana (in Spanish), Mexico: Juan Pablos, page 62r: “Ceniza. nextli.”