tzontecomatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

tzontli (“hair”) +‎ tecomatl (“gourd, vessel”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sonteˈkomat͡ɬ/

Noun

tzontecomatl (absolutive plural tzontecomameh) )

head, skull
Synonyms: cuaitl, cuāitl
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 153v. col. 1:
  tzontecomatl. cabeza cortada y apartada del cuerpo.
  (tzontecomatl. a head severed and separated from the body.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

centzontecomatl

Related terms

comatl
cōmitl

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 318

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