tonalpohua
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From tōnalli (“day”) + pōhua (“to count, measure”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tōnalpōhua
- to divine using signs and dreams
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 149v. col. 1:
- to determine holidays using the Aztec calendar
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 149v. col. 1:
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “tonalpohua” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2012.