tlaltetl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlālli (“earth”) +‎ tetl (“rock, stone”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɬaːɬtet͡ɬ/

Noun

tlāltetl

clod, clump of earth
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 233v:
  Terron pedaço de tierra. tlaltetl.
  (Clod, clump of dirt. tlaltetl.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112v. col. 2:
  Terron pedaço de tierra. tlaltetl.
  (Clod, clump of dirt. tlaltetl.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 124v. col. 2:
  Tlaltetl. terron grande.
  (Tlaltetl. a large clod.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

tlāltepēhualli

Derived terms

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 277
Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 112, 124

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