tlapantli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tla- (“indefinite inanimate prefix”) +‎ -pan (“above”) +‎ -tli (absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͜ɬaˈpant͡ɬi/

Noun

tlapantli (absolutive plural tlapanmeh)

roof, housetop
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 131r. col. 1:
  tlapantli. azotea, o terrado.
  (tlapantli. roof or terrace.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
terrace
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 131r. col. 1:
  tlapantli. azotea, o terrado.
  (tlapantli. roof or terrace.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 290

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