tanahtontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tanahtli (“palm-leaf basket”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta.naʔˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tanahtōntli (inanimate)

Diminutive of tanahtli; a small palm-leaf basket
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90v. col. 2:
  Tanatontli. eſportilla deſtas palmas.
  Tanatontli. a small basket made from these palm leaves.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 90v

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