tenamaztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te.naˈmas.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tenamaztli (animate, plural tenamaztin)

1. triplet
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v:

     Nacido con otros dos. tenamaztli. / Nacidos tres deſta manera.tenamaztin.

     Born along with another two. tenamaztli. / Three born in this manner. tenamaztin.

2. a tenamaste, one of three hearthstones