miccatetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From micqui (“corpse”) +‎ tetl (“stone”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mikˈkaː.tet͡ɬ]

Noun

miccātetl (inanimate)

A stone placed over a grave; a gravestone or headstone.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 196r:
  Piedra para ſepultura. miccatetl.miccatetlacuilolli.
  A stone to be placed on grave. miccatetl. miccatetlacuilolli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 96r. col. 1:
  Piedra para ſepultura. miccatetl. miccatetlacuilol- / li.
  A stone to be placed on a grave. miccatetl. miccatetlacuilolli.
- Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.
  Miccatetl.piedra de ſepultura.
  Miccatetl. a gravestone.

Synonyms

miccātetlahcuilolli

Derived terms

miccātetlahcuilolli

Related terms

miccātepetlacalli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 96r, 56r

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