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Central Nahuatl
Noun
altepemaitl
- village, hamlet
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From āltepētl (“town, city”) + māitl (“hand”).
Pronunciation
Noun
āltepēmāitl (animate, plural āltepēmāmeh)
- (inanimate, unpluralized) hamlet, village
- Idem, f. 4r. col. 1.
- Altepemaitl. aldea, o aldeano.
- Altepemaitl. a village, or a villager.
- (animate, pluralized) villager
- Synonyms: mīllahcatl, mīllahtlacatl
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