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NahuatlCore vocabulary

Atl

“water”

Say it

AHTL

Classical form

ātl (water)

What Atl means

The single most productive element in Nahuatl place names and personal names; it is the a- at the start of Acapulco, Atlixco and ajolote. The final -tl is the absolutive ending that drops in compounds.

Names built from Atl

2 names on this site use this word.

  • Ameyalli

    spring of water

    GirlNahuatl
    ah-meh-YAH-leeView meaning
  • Axayácatl

    water face

    BoyNahuatl
    ah-shah-YAH-kahtlView meaning

Dishes built from Atl

  • ChilaquilesAntojito

    chiles and greens in broth

    chee-lah-KEE-lesNahuatl
    chīlli+ātl+quilitlnationwide
  • TejateDrink

    floury water

    teh-HAH-tehNahuatl
    textli+ātlOaxaca

Places built from Atl

  • Iztapalapa

    on the water of the flat stones

    ees-tah-pah-LAH-pah

The Nahuatl words behind the names

Learn twenty of these and most Aztec names decode themselves. Atl is water, tlalli earth, citlalin star, metztli moon, yollotl heart, cuauhtli eagle, xochitl flower.

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