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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
tla- "something; things" + ihtlacoā "damage; ruin"
Pronunciation
Verb
tlahtlacoā
- (intransitive) To do wrong; to make a mistake.
- (intransitive, Christianity) To sin.
1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:
1599, Ioan Baptista, Confessionario en lengua Mexicana y Castellana:IN TICHRISTIANO in otitlahtlaco in otitlapilchiuh, in ixtzinco icpactzinco otehuac inipalnemohuani Dios- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
References
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 263.