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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tōnalpōhua (“to divine by signs, to determine a holiday”) + -liztli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toːnalpoːˈwalist͡ɬi/
Noun
tōnalpōhualiztli
- Divination using signs and dreams.
- tonalpoaliztli. adiuinacion assi.
- (tonalpoaliztli. divination in this manner.) (see quotations at tōnalpōhua)
- The figuring of holidays using the Aztec calendar.
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