tlahtoani
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Central Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl tlahtoani, cognate with tlahtoa (“to speak”) + -ni (“habitual suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tlahtoani
Derived terms
[edit]Classical Nahuatl
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tla- (“thing(s)”) + ihtoā (“say”) + -ni (“habitual suffix”) + -qui (“agentive suffix”), literally "one who speaks".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tlahtoāni anim (plural tlahtohqueh)
- (he is) the ruler or chieftain of an altepetl.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
- Señor de ſieruos. tlatoani. tlacaua.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1673, Augustin de Vetancurt, Arte de lengua mexicana:
- Cuix oticmotlaçotilli in motlâtocatzin Dios?
Amaſte à tu Dios, y Señor?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
[edit]- cihuatlahtoani (“female ruler, queen”)
- cuauhtlahtoani (“lower ruler, governor”)
- tlahtohcayotl (“realm”)
References
[edit]- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 227.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 266.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, pp. 55, 238, 239.
Categories:
- Central Nahuatl terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Central Nahuatl compound terms
- Central Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl nouns
- Milpa Alta Central Nahuatl
- nhn:Monarchy
- Classical Nahuatl terms prefixed with tla-
- Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -ni
- Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -qui
- Classical Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl nouns
- Classical Nahuatl animate nouns
- Classical Nahuatl terms with quotations
- nci:Monarchy
- nci:People