tlacaxinachtli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlācatl (human) + xināchtli (seed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɬaː.ka.ʃiˈnaːt͡ʃ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tlācaxināchtin (inanimate, plural tlācaxināchtin)

  1. sperm, semen

Usage notes

  • Though inanimate, tlācaxināchtli can take on the plural form tlācaxināchtin with a semantic shift to “first human lineage, first human procreators”.

Derived terms

  • tlācaxināchchōtl

References

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