altepetepantli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āltepētl (“town, city”) +‎ tepāntli (“wall, boundary”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːɬ.te.peː.teˈpaːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

āltepētepāntli (inanimate)

A marking of the delimitation of a city or town.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 2:
  Altepetepantli. terminos, o mojones dela ciu- / dad.
  Altepetepantli. markings of the boundaries of the city.

Synonyms

āltepēcuāxōchtli

Related terms

āltepētenāmitl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 4

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