teponazoh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• teponaço/tepunaço (historical and obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tepoˈnaːso(ʔ)]

Noun

teponāzoh anim (plural teponāzohqueh)

1. (it is) a teponāztli player; one who plays the drums
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:

     Teponaço. tañedor de teponaztli.

     Teponaço. a teponaztli player.

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

     Tepunaço. el que tañe tepunaztli.

     Tepunaço. he who plays teponaztli.