maccuahuitl in Classical Nahuatl

IPA: /maːk.kʷa.witɬ/ Forms: māccuahuitl [canonical], māccuahuimeh [plural], macuahuitl [alternative], macquahuitl [alternative], maquahuitl [alternative], macquaitl [alternative], maquaujtl [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From māc- (“in the hand”), from māitl (“hand”) + -c (“locative suffix”) and cuahuitl (“wood”). Head templates: {{head|nci|nouns|inanimate||plural|māccuahuimeh|||cat2=|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=p|head=māccuahuitl}} māccuahuitl (inanimate, plural māccuahuimeh), {{nci-noun|i|head=māccuahuitl|pl=māccuahuimeh}} māccuahuitl (inanimate, plural māccuahuimeh)

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"maccuahuitl" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

Noun