Caxtillan

See also: caxtillan

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn]

Proper noun

Caxtillan

  1. Spain.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish Castilla (Castile), reinterpreted as containing the locative suffix -tlan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaʃˈtiː.lːaːn]

Proper noun

Caxtillan (locative)

  1. Spain (a country in Europe)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kaqchikel: kaxlan

References

  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 213.
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