cempohualtiyanquiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cempoualtianquiztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cempōhualli (“twenty”) +‎ tiyānquiztli (“market”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sem.poː.waɬ.ti.jaːŋˈkis.t͡ɬi]

Noun

cempōhualtiyānquiztli (inanimate)

an open-air market held every twenty days
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 123r:
  Feria de veynte en veynte dias. cempoualtiãquiztli.
  A fair [or market] held every twenty days. cempoualtiãquiztli.

Related terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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