mantelexton

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

matelexto, matelexton, mantelesto (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From mantēlex (“tablecloth”) (also manteles, from Spanish manteles (“tablecloths”)), +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [man.teːˈléʃ.toːn̥]

Noun

mantēlextōn (inanimate)

Diminutive of mantēlex; a small tablecloth
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 164r:
  Manteles pequeños. meſa tlapachiuhcayotõtli. mãtelextõ.
  Small tablecloths. tlapachiuhcayotõtli. mãtelextõ.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 1:
  Mantelespequeños. meſa tlapachiuhcayotõtli. mã- / telexton.
  Small tablecloths. meſa tlapachiuhcayotõtli. mãtelexton.
- Idem, f. 52r. col. 2.
  Manteleſto. manteles pequeños.
  Manteleſto. small tablecloths.

Synonyms

(small tablecloth): mēxah tlapachiuhcāyōtōntli, tlapachiuhcāyōtōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 82r, 52r

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