nohpalli

Central Nahuatl

FWOTD – 8 September 2015

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): nojpal

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl nohpalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noʔpalːi/

Noun

nohpalli (inanimate)

1. Prickly pear cactus; nopal.

References

• Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, México DF. p. 158.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• nopalli

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?] (compare Cahuilla navet).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noʔpalːi/

Noun

nohpalli

1. prickly pear cactus, nopal

Descendants

• → Spanish: nopal
  • → Asturian: nopal
  • → English: nopal
  • → French: nopal
    • → Romanian: nopal

See also

• nochtli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 241.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 172.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 227.