tecpancalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tēcpan (“palace”) +‎ calli (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teːk.panˈka.lːi]

Noun

tēcpancalli

palace
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 45v:
  Caſa real. uei tecpa. uei tecpãcalli.tlatocan.
  A royal house. uei tecpa. uei tecpãcalli.tlatocan.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93r. col. 2:
  Tecpan calli. caſas reales, o de grandes ſeñores.
  Tecpan calli. royal houses, or [houses] of great lords.

Synonyms

tēcpan, tlahtohcān

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 93

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