tlapantli
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tla- (“indefinite inanimate prefix”) + -pan (“above”) + -tli (absolutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͜ɬaˈpant͡ɬi/
Noun
tlapantli (absolutive plural tlapanmeh)
- roof, housetop
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 131r. col. 1:
- tlapantli. azotea, o terrado.
(tlapantli. roof or terrace.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- terrace
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 131r. col. 1:
- tlapantli. azotea, o terrado.
(tlapantli. roof or terrace.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- cuauhtlapantli
- tapalcatlapantli
- tlapancalli
- tlapanco
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 290
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