tonalpohualli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōnalli (“day”) +‎ pōhualli (“count”), literally (“count of the days”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toː.naɬ.poːˈwa.lːi]

Noun

tōnalpōhualli

1. A sacred calendrical period used by the Aztecs. It was composed of 20 trecenas adding up to 260 days.

Related terms

• tōnalāmatl

See also

• tonalpohualli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia