tenameh altepetl
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tename altepetl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From tenāmeh (“something walled”) + āltepētl (“settlement”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- A town enclosed by a defensive wall.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 117v. col. 2:
- Villa cercada.tlatenantilli altepetl.tename altepetl.
- A walled town. tlatenantilli altepetl. tename altepelt.
- Idem, f. 98r. col. 2.
- Tename altepetl. villa cercada de muro.
- Tename altepetl. a town enclosed by a wall.
- Tename altepetl. villa cercada de muro.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 117v, 98r