teocaltontli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- teucaltontli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From teōcalli (“temple, church”) + -tōn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
teōcaltōntli (inanimate)
- diminutive of teōcalli; a small temple or church.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 233r:
- Templo pequeño. teupantontli.teucaltontli.
- A small temple. teupantontli. teucaltontli.
Synonyms[edit]
- (small temple or church): teōpantōntli
References[edit]
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 484