cemanahuactli imachiyo

Classical Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From cemānāhuactli (the world) +‎ īmachiyo (its model).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [se.maː.naːˈwák.t͡ɬi iː.maˈt͡ʃí.jo]

Noun edit

cemānāhuactli īmachiyo (inanimate)

  1. (it is) a map of the world; a terrestrial globe.
  2. (it is) a chart of the cosmos; an armillary sphere.

References edit

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 82r