Nahuatl lexicon

A collection of interesting of Nahuatl words I use for naming projects.

tepiton something small

ahuia joy contentment
amoxtentli the margin of a book
amoxtli book(s) or codex/codices
machoncotl arm bracelet
matlatepiton small net
tepiton something small
tlacuilolli anything on paper
tlacxipetlalli footprints
tlacxitoca to correct something written, or to tell again a story that has already been told
tlahtolli statement
tlapalli red, dye, color
tlilli black ink, black paint, soot;
tlilpololli thick ink
tliltetl paragraph; a point above a letter; or a tilde (literally, black stone)
tzintli base, foundation, starting point; buttocks, bottom
xocoyotl youngest child
zazanilli a little tale or story to make people laugh, a joke

in tlilli in tlapalli the black the red / writing