amate
English
/əˈmɑːteɪ/, /əˈmɑteɪ/, /əˈmeɪt/, /əˈmeɪt/
noun
Definitions
- Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
- An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian papel (paper) derived from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (paper, a book, document, cards).
Origin
Classical Nahuatl
āmatl
Gloss
paper, a book, document, cards
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
紙, 箋
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amate Spanish, Castilian
- papel Spanish, Castilian
- papelería Spanish, Castilian
- papeleta Spanish, Castilian
- pisapapeles Spanish, Castilian
- portapapeles Spanish, Castilian
- sujetapapeles Spanish, Castilian
- traspapelar Spanish, Castilian
- paper Catalan, Valencian
- papel Cebuano
- papel Tagalog
- amapatolli Classical Nahuatl
- amatlahcuilolli Classical Nahuatl
- amaxayacatl Classical Nahuatl
- cexiuhamatl Classical Nahuatl
- cuicaamatl Classical Nahuatl
- ehuaamatl Classical Nahuatl
- tocaamatl Classical Nahuatl
- āmatl Classical Nahuatl
- papel Bikol Central
- papel Chavacano
- papel Waray-Waray
- paper Old Catalan
- papel Yogad
- pepeel Cahuilla
- papel Asi
- jajeeda Maquiritari
- papel Limos Kalinga