icpalli

English

Etymology

Classical Nahuatl icpalli

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ikˈpa.lːi]

Noun

icpalli (plural icpallis)

(historical) A seat or throne in ancient Aztec culture.

Related terms

icpal

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ikˈpa.lːi]

Noun

icpalli

chair.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ikˈpa.lːi]

Noun

icpalli

seat (place in which to sit)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 26r:
  Aſſentadero. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.
  A seat. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 15r. col. 2:
  Aſſentadero. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.
  A seat. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.
- Idem, f. 33v. col. 2.
  Icpalli. aſſentadero.
  Icpalli. a seat.

Derived terms

ācacpalli
cuāchicpalli
icpalpan
icpalteteca (verb)
icpalti (verb)
teicpalli
tepotzohicpalli
tōlicpalli
tzinicpalli
tzonicpalli

Descendants

Spanish: equipal

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 95

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