teuctli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tecuhtli
• tecutli
• teuhctli
• teuhtli

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tēuctli (plural tētēuctin, possessed -tēcuiyō)

1. Lord.
   • 1524, Bernardino de Sahagún, Coloquios y doctrina cristiana

     Totecuyoané, tlatoqueé, tlazotitlacaé, oanquimihiyohuiltique...

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   • 1611, Pedro de Arenas, Vocabulario manual de las lenguas Castellana y Mexicana, published 1793:

     SEñor Teuhtli

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References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 254.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 237.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 235.