tlattoyan
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- tlahtlattōyān (reduplicated form)
Etymology[edit]
From tla- + the impersonal of itta (“to see; observe”) + -yān.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tlattōyān (locative)
- (in) an outlook, vantage point or observatory.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 142r. col. 2:
- Tlattoyan. miradero, o lugar para atalayar y eſ- / piar.
- Tlattoyan. an outlook, or a place to scan or spy from above.
Synonyms[edit]
- (outlook): cēhualcalli, tēittalōyān, tlachiyalōyān
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 142r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 682