altepemaitl

Central Nahuatl

altepemaitl

From āltepētl (“town, city”) +‎ māitl (“hand”).

āltepēmāitl (animate, plural āltepēmāmeh)

(inanimate, unpluralized) hamlet, village
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 14v:
  Aldea. altepemaitl.
  A village. altepemaitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 8r. col. 2:
  Aldea. altepemaitl.
  A village. altepemaitl.
- Idem, f. 4r. col. 1.
  Altepemaitl. aldea, o aldeano.
  Altepemaitl. a village, or a villager.
(animate, pluralized) villager
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 1:
  Altepemaitl. aldea, o aldeano. / Altepemame. aldeas o aldeanos.
  Altepemaitl. a village, or a villager. / Altepemame. villages or villagers.
Synonyms: mīllahcatl, mīllahtlacatl

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