Central Nahuatl

Noun

acatl ‎(inanimate)

1. Reed.
2. cane

Synonyms

• ohuatl

Derived terms

• acaxochitl

Classical Nahuatl

The glyph for the day sign ācatl “reed”, from the Codex Magliabechiano.

Etymology

From ātl ‎(“water”) +‎ -catl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈáː.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

ācatl ‎(inanimate)

1. reed
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 43v.

     Caña hueca.  acatl.

     A hollow reed. acatl.

2. The thirteenth day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli.
   • 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12v.

     yei acatl quiere / dezir tres cañas.

     yei acatl. which means “three reeds”.

Derived terms

• ācayōtl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 284

Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• a̱ca (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Pronunciation

• (Mecayapan, Tatahuicapan) IPA^(key): /aːka/

Etymology

atl ‎(“water”) +‎ -catl. Cognate with Tetelcingo Nahuatl öcatl.

Noun

acatl

1. reed

References

• Brewer, Forrest; Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 21, 170
• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz, 2nd electronic ed., Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 3, 222