tlahtohcatopilli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tlatocatopilli, tlatoca topilli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From tlahtoāni (“tlatoani; sovereign”) +‎ topilli (“staff”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tlahtohcātopilli (inanimate, plural tlahtohcātopilli)

(it is) a scepter carried by the tlatoani or another sovereign; a royal scepter.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 63v:
  Cetro real. tlatoca topilli.
  A royal scepter. tlatoca topilli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 34v. col. 2:
  Cetro real. tlatocatopilli.
  A royal scepter. tlatocatopilli.
- Idem, f. 140v. col. 2.
  Tlatoca topilli. cetro real.
  Tlatoca topilli. a royal scepter.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 34v, 140v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 676

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