tetlazohtlaliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tetlaçohtlaliztli
• tetlaçotlaliztli

Etymology

tē- "someone; people" + tlazohtla "to love" + -liztli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teːtɬasoʔtɬalistɬi/

Noun

tētlazohtlaliztli

1. Love; charity.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana:

     Amor, teltaçotlaliztli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 236.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 234.