Standard Lemma guide

Nahuatl

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/
  • /nɑːˈwɑːt(ə)l/
  • /nəˈwɑːt(ə)l/

1

name

Meaning 1

The polysynthetic Aztecan language spoken by an indigenous people of Mexico.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Uto-Aztecan, Uto-Aztecan language

4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian

Narrower terms: Aztec, Toltec

History

Etymology

From Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, nahuatlatolli (“the clear or understandable language”).

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նահուատլ (nahuatl) — language
  • Catalan: nahua — language
  • Catalan: nàhuatl — language
  • Cherokee: ᎾᎱᎠᏢ (nahuatlv) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 納瓦特爾語 /纳瓦特尔语 (Nàwǎtè'ěryǔ) — language
  • Czech: nahuatl — language
  • Czech: náhuatl — language
  • Czech: aztéčtina — language
  • Danish: nahuatl — language
  • Dutch: Nahuatl — language
  • Esperanto: naŭatla — language
  • Esperanto: naŭatla lingvo — language
  • Faroese: nahuatl mál — language
  • Finnish: nahuatl — language
  • French: nahuatl — language
  • Galician: náhuatl — language
  • German: Nahuatl — language
  • German: Aztekisch — language
  • Hindi: नावात्ल (nāvātl) — language
  • Irish: Nachuáitlis — language
  • Italian: nahuatl — language
  • Japanese: ナワトル語 (nawatoru-go) — language
  • Latin: lingua navatlaca — language
  • Macedonian: ацтечки (actečki) — language
  • Macedonian: нава́тл (navátl) — language
  • Macedonian: навански (navanski) — language
  • Mapudungun: nawa dungun — language
  • Nahuatl: Nāhuatlahtōlli — language
  • Nahuatl: nauatlajtoli — language
  • Nahuatl: maseualajtoli — language
  • Classical Nahuatl: Nahuatl — language
  • Classical Nahuatl: Nahuatlahtolli — language
  • Navajo: Méhigo bizaad — language
  • Polish: nahuatl — language
  • Polish: aztecki — language
  • Polish: meksykański — language
  • Portuguese: nahuatl — language
  • Portuguese: nauatle — language
  • Russian: науа́тль (nauátlʹ) — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: нaхуа̀тл — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: nahuàtl — language
  • Slovak: náhuatl — language
  • Slovak: nahuatl — language
  • Slovak: náwatl — language
  • Slovak: aztéčtina — language
  • Slovak: mexičtina — language
  • Slovene: azteščina — language
  • Slovene: nahuatl — language
  • Lower Sorbian: nahuatl — language
  • Upper Sorbian: nahuatl — language
  • Spanish: náhuatl — language
  • Swahili: Kiazteki — language
  • Swahili: Kinahuatl — language
  • Swedish: nahuatl — language
  • Ukrainian: науатль (nauatlʹ) — language
Real reading context

Nahuatl in complete knowledge articles