tepoztopilli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tepuztopilli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tepoztli (“metal”) +‎ tōpīlli (“rod, staff”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tepoztōpīlli (inanimate)

A Spanish lance, a lance made of metal.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 152v:
  Lança. tepuztopilli.
  A lance. tepuztopilli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 2:
  Lança. tepuztopilli.
  A lance. tepuztopilli.
- Idem, f. 104v. col. 1.
  Tepuztopilli.lança o venablo de montero.
  Tepuztopilli. a lance or a huntsman's javelin.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 76, 104
Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 250

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