tonalpohualli

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Noun[edit]

tonalpohualli (plural tonalpohuallis)

  1. A Mexica version of the 260-day calendar in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tonalli (“day”) +‎ pohualli (“count”), literally (“count of the days”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [toː.naɬ.poːˈwa.lːi]

Noun[edit]

tōnalpōhualli

  1. A sacred calendrical period used by the Aztecs. It was composed of 20 trecenas adding up to 260 days.

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