teponazoa

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology 1

From teponāztli (“drum”) +‎ -oa.

Alternative forms

teponaçoa/tepunaçoa (historical and obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

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Verb

teponāzoa (preterite teponāzoh)

(intransitive) to play the teponaztli; to play the drums
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:
  Teponaçoa. ni. tañer teponaztli
  Teponaçoa. ni. to play the teponaztli
- 1571, “Alonso de Molina”, in Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:
  Tepunaçoa. ni. tañer tepunaztli
  Tepunaçoa. ni. to play the teponaztli
(transitive) (tla-) to play something like a drum

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

teponaçoa/tepunaçoa (historical and obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

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Verb

teponāzoa (preterite oninoteponāzoh or omoteponāzoh)

(reflexive) to swell as if with edemas
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:
  Teponaçoa. nino. hincharſe come hidropico
  Teponaçoa. nino. to swell like a dropsical
(reflexive) to be swelling or growing
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:
  Tepunaçoa. mo. yrſe hinchando, o yr creciendo
  Tepunaçoa. mo. to keep on swelling, or growing

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