cempohualtiyanquiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• cempoualtianquiztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cempōhualli (“twenty”) +‎ tiyānquiztli (“market”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sem.poː.waɬ.ti.jaːŋˈkis.t͡ɬi]

Noun

cempōhualtiyānquiztli (inanimate)

1. an open-air market held every twenty days
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 123r:

     Feria de veynte en veynte dias.  cempoualtiãquiztli.

     A fair [or market] held every twenty days. cempoualtiãquiztli.

Related terms

• mācuīltiyānquiztli
• chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli

References

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