hueyi tecpan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• vei tecpan (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large, great”) +‎ tēcpan (“palace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [weː.jiˈteːk.pan]

Noun

huēyi tēcpan (locative)

1. A palace or royal complex; homes designated for the noble class.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 2:

     Caſa real. vei tecpan. tlatocan.

     A royal home. vei tecpan. tlatocan.

   • Idem, f. 155v. col. 2.

     Vei tecpan.caſas o palacios reales y de grandes ſe / ñores.

     Vei tecpan. the houses or royal palaces of the great lords.

Synonyms

• huēyi tēcpancalli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 25r, 155v