BODY PARTS Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
ahcolli
A
shoulder
2
Q
camatl
A
mouth
3
Q
cotztli
A
calf
4
Q
cuaitl
A
head
5
Q
ehuatl
A
skin
6
Q
elchiquihuitl
A
chest, rib cage
7
Q
elli
A
liver
8
Q
eztli
A
blood
9
Q
icxitl
A
foot
10
Q
ihtetl
A
stomach
11
Q
ixtelolohtli
A
eyeball
12
Q
ixtentli
A
eyelid
13
Q
ixtli
A
face, eye, surface
14
Q
iztetl, iztitl
A
fingernail
15
Q
mahpilli
A
finger
16
Q
maitl
A
hand, arm
*This has two stem forms: ma- and mah-
Notice that Nahuatl does not distinguish “hand” from “arm”.
17
Q
nacaztli
A
ear
18
Q
nenepilli
A
tongue
19
Q
omitl
A
bone
20
Q
quechtli
A
neck
21
Q
tentli
A
lip, edge
22
Q
tentzontli
A
beard, moustache
23
Q
tepotztli
A
back
24
Q
tlalhuatl
A
nerve
25
tlancuaitl
knee
26
tlantli
tooth
27
tzintli
buttocks
28
tzontecomatl
head, skull
29
tzontli
hair
| *Also used as a name of a unit of 400
30
xictli
navel
31
xopilli
toe
32
xayacatl
face
33
yacatl
nose
| *Also a rocky outcropping on a hillside
34
yollotl
heart
