nacaceh

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From nacaztli (“ear”) +‎ -eh +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnakaseʔ/

Noun

nacaceh (absolutive plural nacacehqueh)

1. Someone or something that has ears.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, La Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, book 6, chapter 52.

     in huel ixehqueh in nacacehqueh

     (those who are very prudent)

Derived terms

• īxeh nacaceh

See also

• īxeh

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 155