teponazoani

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• teponaçoani/tepunaçoani (historical and obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From teponāzoa (“play the drums”) +‎ -ni (“habitual suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teponaːsoˈaːni]

Noun

teponāzoāni anim (plural teponāzoāni)

1. (it is) a teponāztli player; one who plays the drums
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:

     Teponaçoani. tañedor de teponaztli.

     Teponaçoani. a teponaztli player.

   • 1571, “Alonso de Molina”, in Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:

     Tepunaçoani. tañedor de tepunaztli.

     Tepunaçoani. a teponaztli player.