techinamitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tetl "stone" + chināmitl "cane fence".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tetʃinaːmitɬ/

Noun

techināmitl

1. A fence, a city wall.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92v. col. 1:

     techinamitl. cerco, o muro de ciudad.
     (chinamitl. a fence, or a city wall)

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See also

• tenāmitl

References

• “techinamitl” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.