caleh
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From calli (“house, home”) + -eh (“possessor of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]caleh (absolutive plural calehqueh)
- householder, family head
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 11v. col. 1:
- cale. dueño o señor dela casa.
(cale. owner or master of the house.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “cale” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.