altepetepantli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āltepētl (“town, city”) +‎ tepāntli (“wall, boundary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːɬ.te.peː.teˈpaːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

āltepētepāntli (inanimate)

1. A marking of the delimitation of a city or town.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 2:

     Altepetepantli. terminos, o mojones dela ciu- / dad.

     Altepetepantli. markings of the boundaries of the city.

Synonyms

• āltepēcuāxōchtli

Related terms

• āltepētenāmitl

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 4