nauhcampa nacaceh machiyotl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- nauhcampanacacemachiotl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From nāuhcāmpa (“in four directions”) + nacaceh (“cornered object”) + machiyōtl (“model, figure”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nāuhcāmpa nacaceh machiyōtl (inanimate)
- (geometry) (it is) a plane figure or object with four straight angles; a square or rectangle.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 123v:
- Figura de quatro angulos. nauhcampanacacemachiotl. y aſ / ſi delos de mas`
- A shape with four angles. nauhcampanacacemachiotl. and likewise for the rest of them.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa