macpalli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
māitl (“hand”) + icpalli (“seat”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mācpalli (inanimate)
- palm (inner part of hand)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187v:
- Palma dela mano. macpalli.
- The palm of the hand. macpalli.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa