teponazoa

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology 1

From teponāztli (“drum”) +‎ -oa.

Alternative forms

• teponaçoa/tepunaçoa (historical and obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teponaːˈsoa]

Verb

teponāzoa (preterite teponāzoh)

1. (intransitive) to play the teponaztli; to play the drums
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:

     Teponaçoa. ni. tañer teponaztli

     Teponaçoa. ni. to play the teponaztli

   • 1571, “Alonso de Molina”, in Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:

     Tepunaçoa. ni. tañer tepunaztli

     Tepunaçoa. ni. to play the teponaztli

2. (transitive) (tla-) to play something like a drum

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• teponaçoa/tepunaçoa (historical and obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teponaːˈsoa]

Verb

teponāzoa (preterite oninoteponāzoh or omoteponāzoh)

1. (reflexive) to swell as if with edemas
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:

     Teponaçoa. nino. hincharſe come hidropico

     Teponaçoa. nino. to swell like a dropsical

2. (reflexive) to be swelling or growing
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:

     Tepunaçoa. mo. yrſe hinchando, o yr creciendo

     Tepunaçoa. mo. to keep on swelling, or growing