tlalli

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Central Nahuatl tlalli

Noun

tlalli

1. earth
2. land
3. country

References

• Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɬaːlli/, [ˈt͡ɬaːlːi]

Noun

tlalli

1. land, earth, soil
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 124r. col. 1:

     tlalli. tierra, o heredad.
     (tlalli. land, or an estate.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. a delimited area of land; an estate or property
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 124r. col. 1:

     tlalli. tierra, o heredad.
     (tlalli. land, or an estate.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• tlalcacahuatl
• tlalcoyotl
• tlequiquiztlalli

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 275

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tlalli

Noun

tlalli (plural tlaltini)

1. earth
2. land
3. country

Orizaba Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Orizaba Nahuatl tlalli

Noun

tlalli (plural tlalmeh)

1. earth
2. land
3. country