"macuilli" meaning in All languages combined

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Numeral [Central Nahuatl]

Etymology: Cognate to Classical Nahuatl macuilli Etymology templates: {{cog|nci|macuilli}} Classical Nahuatl macuilli Head templates: {{head|nhn|numeral}} macuilli
  1. five.
    Sense id: en-macuilli-nhn-num-6uteBL7O Categories (other): Central Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Numeral [Classical Nahuatl]

IPA: [maːˈkʷiː.lːi] Forms: mācuīlli [canonical], macuili [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ma(n)-ta Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-tl Classical Nahuatl māitl Classical Nahuatl mā- Classical Nahuatl cui Classical Nahuatl -lli Classical Nahuatl cuīlli Classical Nahuatl mācuīlli Some suggest a compound of mā- (“arm, hand”) + the patientive of cui (“to take, hold”), thus “what is held in one arm or hand; five”, and implying a semantic relation or contrast with mahtlāctli (“ten”), based on mah- (“arm, hand”) + tlāctli (“torso, trunk”), thus “both arms; ten”. Compare Pipil makwil (“five”). Etymology templates: {{ety|nci|:af|mā-<ety:from<māitl>>|cuīlli<ety:af<cui><-lli>>|title=mācuīlli|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ma(n)-ta Proto-Nahuan *maa(y)(V)-tl Classical Nahuatl māitl Classical Nahuatl mā- Classical Nahuatl cui Classical Nahuatl -lli Classical Nahuatl cuīlli Classical Nahuatl mācuīlli [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Nahuan", "term" : "*maa(y)(V)-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "azc-nah-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "māitl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "nci" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "mā-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "nci" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "cui", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nci" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "-lli", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nci" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "cuīlli", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "nci" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "mācuīlli", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "nci" }" data-lang="nci" data-title="mācuīlli">, {{cog|ppl|makwil||five}} Pipil makwil (“five”) Head templates: {{head|nci|numeral|head=mācuīlli}} mācuīlli
  1. five Derived forms: mācuiltzontli, mācuilxiquipilli, mācuīlcān, mācuīlpa, mācuīlpōhualli, mācuīltiyānquiztli, ommācuilli

Numeral [Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl]

Etymology: Cognate to Classical Nahuatl macuilli Etymology templates: {{cog|nci|macuilli}} Classical Nahuatl macuilli Head templates: {{head|nhe|numeral}} macuilli
  1. five.
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