xaltetlah

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Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 9 May 2014

Alternative forms

xaltetla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From xāltetl (“gravel”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

xāltetlah (locative)

an expanse of gravel or pebbles; a place abounding with small rocks
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 45v:
  Caſcajo otro. xaltetl. / Caſcal. xaltetla.
  Another gravel. xaltetl. / An expanse of gravel. xaltetla.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 158v. col. 1:
  Xaltetla. lugar donde ay muchas chinas o pedrezuelas.
  Xaltetla. a place where there are many pebbles or small rocks.

Synonyms

(expanse of gravel or pebbles): tetzicuēhuallah, xāxālteyoh

Related terms

tetlah

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 158

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