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Noun [English]

IPA: /nəˈwɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nahual.wav Forms: nahuals [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|nahual}} Borrowed from Spanish nahual, {{der|en|nci|nāhualli||sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take}} Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nahual (plural nahuals), {{tlb|en|Mesoamerican|_|mythology}} (Mesoamerican mythology)
  1. An animal form which a person may take. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-nahual-en-noun-GChrZDOC Disambiguation of Mythology: 45 55 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Mesoamerican mythology) A person who is able to take an animal form. Categories (topical): Mythology, Characters from folklore, Fictional abilities, Mythology
    Sense id: en-nahual-en-noun-IjtOyPmv Disambiguation of Characters from folklore: 26 74 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 21 79 Disambiguation of Mythology: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 42 26 22 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 41 28 24 2 2 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nagual Derived forms: nahualism Related terms: narnauk, skinwalker, spirit animal, tonal

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /naˈwal/, [naˈwal], /naˈɡwal/, [naˈɣ̞wal] Forms: nahuales [plural]
Rhymes: -al Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|nci|nāhualli||sorcerer}} Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} nahual m (plural nahuales)
  1. (Central America, Mexico) sorcerer Tags: Central-America, Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: brujo, hechicero
    Sense id: en-nahual-es-noun-jJomM8Cn Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 30 17 17 Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 40 8 6
  2. (Central America, Mexico) healer, witch doctor Tags: Central-America, Mexico, masculine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: curandero
    Sense id: en-nahual-es-noun-pEQIwT7W Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 30 17 17 Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 40 8 6
  3. (in Mesoamerican mythology) nahual (animal form which a person may take) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mythology, Occupations Synonyms: tonal
    Sense id: en-nahual-es-noun-w7T6d2V0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 30 17 17
  4. (in Mesoamerican mythology) nahual (person able to take animal form) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mythology, Occupations
    Sense id: en-nahual-es-noun-hbDVFa7D Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 30 17 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nagual

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "healer, witch doctor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "healer",
          "healer"
        ],
        [
          "witch doctor",
          "witch doctor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Central America, Mexico) healer, witch doctor"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "curandero"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Central-America",
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nahual (animal form which a person may take)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "nahual",
          "nahual#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in Mesoamerican mythology) nahual (animal form which a person may take)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in Mesoamerican mythology"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tonal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nahual (person able to take animal form)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "nahual",
          "nahual#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in Mesoamerican mythology) nahual (person able to take animal form)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in Mesoamerican mythology"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/naˈwal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[naˈwal]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naˈɡwal/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[naˈɣ̞wal]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-al"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nagual"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nahual"
}

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