tecpan

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tēuctli (“lord, nobleman”) +‎ -pan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈteːk.pan]

Noun

tēcpan (locative)

A royal or aristocratic residence; a palace or mansion.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:
  Palacio real. tecpan.tlatocan.totecuacan.
  A royal palace. tecpan. tlatocan. totecuacan.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93r. col. 2:
  Tecpan. caſa o palacio real, a de algun ſeñor de / ſalua.
  Tecpan. a royal manor or place, or of a favored nobleman.

Synonyms

(royal palace): huēyi tēcpan, tlahtohcān
(aristocratic residence): tēcpancalli, tēcuacān

Derived terms

huēyi tēcpan
tēcpancalli
tēcpan nenqui
tēcpan tlācatl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 93r

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