tiyanquiztli
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Central Nahuatl
Noun
tiyanquiztli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- tianquiztli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From tiyāmiqui (“to sell”) + -iztli.
Pronunciation
Noun
tiyānquiztli inan (plural tiyānquiztli)
- (it is) an open-air market held on a fixed market day.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 197r:
- ¶Plaça lugar donde vendẽ. tianquiztli.tiamicoyan. / tianquizco.
- A marketplace, the place where they sell . tianquiztli. tiamicoan. tianquizco.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84r. col. 2:
- Mercado lugar. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamaco / yan. tiamicoyan.
- A market, the place. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamacoyan. tiamicoyan.
- Idem, f. 113r. col. 1.
- Tianquiztli . mercado.
- Tianquiztli. a market.
- Tianquiztli . mercado.
Derived terms
Terms derived from tiyānquiztli
Related terms
Descendants
- Spanish: tianguis
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 84r, 113r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 546