tapalcatemalacatl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tapalcatl (“potsherd”) + temalacatl (“wheel, grindstone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ta.paɬ.ka.te.maˈla.kat͡ɬ]
Noun
tapalcatemalacatl (inanimate)
- a shard, tile or similar object used as a toy or during a game
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 232r:
- Tejo. tepalcatemalacatl.
- A piece of tile. tepalcatemalacatl. [in Spanish, tejo refers specifically to a piece of tile used as a toy or as part of game.]
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112r. col. 1:
- Tejo.tapalcatemalacatl.
- A piece of tile. tapalcatemalacatl.
- Idem, f. 91r. col. 1.
- Tapalcatemalacatl . tejo para jugar .
- Tapalcatemalacatl. a shard used to play.
- Tapalcatemalacatl . tejo para jugar .
Related terms
- tapalcaāhuīltia
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 112, 91
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