tlalli

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɬaːlli/
• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɬaːlːi]

Noun

tlālli

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.)

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.)

Derived terms

• tlālcacahuatl
• tlālcoyōtl
• tlequiquiztlālli

References

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

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tlālli

Noun

tlalli (plural tlaltini)

1. earth.
2. land.
3. country.