"xictli" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃiːkt͡ɬi/
Etymology: From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku. Etymology templates: {{inh|nci|azc-nah-pro}} Proto-Nahuan [Term?], {{inh|nci|azc-pro|*siku}} Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku Head templates: {{head|nci|noun|head=xictli}} xictli
  1. navel
    Sense id: en-xictli-nci-noun-1iegkLAD
  2. umbilical cord
    Sense id: en-xictli-nci-noun-3le~lYjb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: axictli
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku.",
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  "lang_code": "nci",
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          "ref": "1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 159r. col. 1:",
          "text": "xictli. ombligo, o bruxula para tirar derecho.\nxictli. navel; or peephole.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "navel"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "navel",
          "navel"
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        "umbilical cord"
      ],
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          "umbilical cord",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːkt͡ɬi/"
    }
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  "word": "xictli"
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    "Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan",
    "Classical Nahuatl terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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        "3": "*siku"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *siku.",
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          "text": "xictli. ombligo, o bruxula para tirar derecho.\nxictli. navel; or peephole.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "navel"
      ],
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          "navel",
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      ]
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        "umbilical cord"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːkt͡ɬi/"
    }
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