tlapalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology 1

From tla- + pa (“to dye”) +‎ -lli.

Noun

tlapalli

1. something dyed
2. dye; ink
3. color, especially red
4. blood
5. side

Derived terms

Derived terms

• centlapal
• eztli tlapalli
• ontlapal
• tlilli tlapalli

Related terms

• palli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 244
• Campbell, R. Joe (1997) “Florentine Codex Vocabulary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 February 2011
• Karttunen, Francis (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 289

Etymology 2

Noun

tlapalli

1. Alternative spelling of tlahpalli