techan tlacah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• techã tlaca (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tēchān (“someone's house”) +‎ tlācah (“people”), literally “people of one's household”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌtéː.t͡ʃaːn ˈt͡ɬáː.kaʔ]

Noun

tēchān tlācah (animate, plural only)

1. (figurative) family; household
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 122r:

     Familia. cenyeliztli,cencalli.cencaltin.cemithualtin,techã tlaca.

     The family. cenyeliztli. cencalli. cencaltin. cemithualtin. techã tlaca.

References

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