tlapantli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tla- (“indefinite inanimate prefix”) +‎ -pan (“above”) +‎ -tli (absolutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͜ɬaˈpant͡ɬi/

Noun

tlapantli (absolutive plural tlapanmeh)

1. roof, housetop
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 131r. col. 1:

     tlapantli. azotea, o terrado.
     (tlapantli. roof or terrace.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. terrace
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 131r. col. 1:

     tlapantli. azotea, o terrado.
     (tlapantli. roof or terrace.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cuauhtlapantli
• tapalcatlapantli
• tlapancalli
• tlapanco

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 290