tepoztopilli
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- tepuztopilli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From tepoztli (“metal”) + tōpīlli (“rod, staff”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tepoztōpīlli (inanimate)
- A Spanish lance, a lance made of metal.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 152v:
- Lança. tepuztopilli.
- A lance. tepuztopilli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 2:
- Lança. tepuztopilli.
- A lance. tepuztopilli.
- Idem, f. 104v. col. 1.
- Tepuztopilli.lança o venablo de montero.
- Tepuztopilli. a lance or a huntsman's javelin.
- Tepuztopilli.lança o venablo de montero.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 76, 104
- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 250