"mecatl" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmekat͡ɬ/
Etymology: Related to mecāniā (“to hang”). Head templates: {{head|nci|noun}} mecatl
  1. cord, rope
    Sense id: en-mecatl-nci-noun-BM~Tgr7A Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header: 46 15 21 17
  2. whip
    Sense id: en-mecatl-nci-noun-6u7vAXDs
  3. (possessed) concubine
    Sense id: en-mecatl-nci-noun-~LfYrhmr
  4. (inalienable possession) lineage
    Sense id: en-mecatl-nci-noun-BxPxNuox
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cahuāllo mecatl, capolmecatl, cemmecatl, cuauhmecatl, cuetlaxmecatl, cōzcamecatl, mazāmecatl, mecachīhua [verb], mecahuia [verb], mecahuēhuētl, mecamalīna [verb], mecapahtli, mecapalli, mecatica, mecatlamachtli, mecatlapoa [verb], mecayotl, michmecatl, mātemecatl, temecatl, teocuitlamecatl, tepozmecatl, tlahtlacōlmecatl, tlalhuāmecatl, tlimecatl, tlālmecatl, xocomecatl, zacamecatl, ēmecatl, īchmecatl
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      "word": "cahuāllo mecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "capolmecatl"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cemmecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cuauhmecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cuetlaxmecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cōzcamecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mazāmecatl"
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      "word": "mecachīhua"
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      "word": "mecahuia"
    },
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      "word": "mecahuēhuētl"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "mecamalīna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mecapahtli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mecapalli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mecatica"
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    {
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      "word": "mecatlamachtli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "mecatlapoa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mecayotl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "michmecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mātemecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "temecatl"
    },
    {
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      "word": "teocuitlamecatl"
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      "word": "tepozmecatl"
    },
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      "word": "tlahtlacōlmecatl"
    },
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      "word": "tlalhuāmecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tlimecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tlālmecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "xocomecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zacamecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ēmecatl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "īchmecatl"
    }
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Spanish: mecate",
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      ],
      "text": "Spanish: mecate"
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  "etymology_text": "Related to mecāniā (“to hang”).",
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          "text": "mecatl. cordel, o ſoga, o açote de cordeles.\n(mecatl. a cord, a rope, or a cord whip.)",
          "type": "quote"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cord, rope"
      ],
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          "cord",
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        [
          "rope",
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          "text": "mecatl. cordel, o ſoga, o açote de cordeles.\n(mecatl. a cord, a rope, or a cord whip.)",
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      "glosses": [
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "concubine"
      ],
      "id": "en-mecatl-nci-noun-~LfYrhmr",
      "links": [
        [
          "concubine",
          "concubine#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "possessed",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possessed) concubine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lineage"
      ],
      "id": "en-mecatl-nci-noun-BxPxNuox",
      "links": [
        [
          "lineage",
          "lineage#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "inalienable possession",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(inalienable possession) lineage"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmekat͡ɬ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mecatl"
}
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    {
      "word": "cahuāllo mecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "capolmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "cemmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuauhmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuetlaxmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "cōzcamecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "mazāmecatl"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "mecachīhua"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "mecahuia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mecahuēhuētl"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "mecamalīna"
    },
    {
      "word": "mecapahtli"
    },
    {
      "word": "mecapalli"
    },
    {
      "word": "mecatica"
    },
    {
      "word": "mecatlamachtli"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "mecatlapoa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mecayotl"
    },
    {
      "word": "michmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "mātemecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "temecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "teocuitlamecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "tepozmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "tlahtlacōlmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "tlalhuāmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "tlimecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "tlālmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "xocomecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "zacamecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēmecatl"
    },
    {
      "word": "īchmecatl"
    }
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      ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nci",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "mecatl. cordel, o ſoga, o açote de cordeles.\n(mecatl. a cord, a rope, or a cord whip.)",
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        "cord, rope"
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          "text": "mecatl. cordel, o ſoga, o açote de cordeles.\n(mecatl. a cord, a rope, or a cord whip.)",
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      "glosses": [
        "whip"
      ],
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          "whip",
          "whip"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "concubine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "concubine",
          "concubine#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "possessed",
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        "(possessed) concubine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lineage"
      ],
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          "lineage",
          "lineage#English"
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      "qualifier": "inalienable possession",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(inalienable possession) lineage"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmekat͡ɬ/"
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  ],
  "word": "mecatl"
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