"chalchihuitl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Classical Nahuatl]

IPA: /tʃaːltʃiwitɬ/, [tʃaːɬ.ˈtʃí.witɬ] Forms: chālchihuitl [canonical]
Etymology: Sharing a root with xihuitl (“turquoise”). Shared a logogram in Aztec writing with "water". Etymology templates: {{m|nci|xihuitl|t=turquoise}} xihuitl (“turquoise”) Head templates: {{head|nci|noun|head=chālchihuitl}} chālchihuitl
  1. A precious green stone: greenstone, jade, turquoise. Categories (topical): Matter Synonyms: chalchiuhtli Derived forms: chalchiuhcalli, chalchiuhiximati, chalchiuhteuh, Chalchiuhtlicue

Noun [English]

Forms: chalchihuitls [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chalchihuitl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nci|chalchihuitl}} Classical Nahuatl chalchihuitl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chalchihuitl (countable and uncountable, plural chalchihuitls)
  1. (mineralogy, South America) turquoise Tags: South-America, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chalchihuitl meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)

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