teponaztli

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl teponaztli.

Noun

teponaztli (plural teponaztlis)

1. A type of slit drum used in central Mexico by the Aztecs and related cultures.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Amecameca and Nanacamilpan): teponastli
• (Canoa): tepunaztli
• (Tlaxcala): teponastl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl teponaztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tepoˈnaːst͡ɬi]

Noun

teponaztli inan (plural teponaztli)

1. (it is) a slit drum; a hollow percussion instrument

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tepunaztli (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tepoˈnaːst͡ɬi]

Noun

teponāztli inan (plural teponāztli)

1. (it is) a slit drum; a hollow percussion instrument
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:

     Tepunaztli. cierto palo hueco que tañen y hazen ſon cõel quando bailan o cantan.

     Tepunaztli. a certain hollow stick that they play and make sounds with it when they sing or dance.

Derived terms

• teponazoa
• teponazoh
• teponazoani
• teponaztzatzaztli