callah

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

calla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From calli (“house”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

callah (locative)

A settlement, a place with houses.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 197v:
  ¶Poblacion calla.onouayan. nemouayan.
  A settlement calla.onouayan. nemouayan.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 11v. col. 1:
  Calla. poblacion o caſeria.
  Calla. a settlement or housing.

Synonyms

nemōhuayān

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 11

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