Central Nahuatl

Noun

amatl ‎(inanimate)

1. Paper.

1. Document; letter; book.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːmatɬ/

Noun

āmatl

1. Paper.
   • 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)

     amatl, papel, ymamauh, el papel de aquellos.

2. Document; letter; book.

Synonyms

• amoxtli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 208.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 10.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 210.