tzonicpalli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
From tzontli (“hair”) + icpalli (“seat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tzonicpalli
- cushion, pillow
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 38v:
- Cabecera ycpal que ſirue por almohada. tzonicpalli.
(Headrest of an equipal that serves as a pillow. tzonicpalli.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 153r. col. 2:
- Tzonicpalli. almohada, o coſa que ſirue para cabecera.
(Tzonicpalli. pillow, or something that serves as a headrest.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 153