callalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From calli (“house”) +‎ tlālli (“earth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈlːaː.lːi]

Noun

callālli (inanimate)

a yard; a piece of land adjoining a house
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 110r. col. 1:
  Solar de caſa. callalli.
  The yard of a house. callalli.
- Idem, f. 11v. col. 1.
  Callalli. ſolar o tierra que eſta junto ala caſa.
  Callalli. a yard or land located beside a house.

Synonyms

calmīlli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 110r, 11v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 61

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