Central Nahuatl

Noun

mitl ‎(inanimate)

1. arrow, dart

References

• Medina, Genaro. (1999) Curso de Nahuatl, University of Americas, Cholula, Puebla p. 88.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Karttunen likens it with mīna, mīni ‎(“to prick, pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːt͡ɬ/

Noun

mītl

1. arrow, dart
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 126v.

     Frecha o flecha. mitl.tlacochtli.

     (Arrow. mitl.tlacochtli.)

   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57r. col. 1.

     mitl. saeta o flecha.

     (mitl. an arrow or dart.)

Synonyms

• tlacochtli

Derived terms

• mītl chīmalli
• tepozmītl
• tōnalmītl

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 149
• James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 225
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 236