tecpilli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tēuctli (“nobleman”) +‎ pilli (“nobleman, noblewoman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teːkˈpi.lːi]

Noun

tēcpilli (animate)

A member of the nobility; a nobleman.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 139v:
  ¶Hidalgo. tecpilli. calpãpilli.
  A nobleman. tecpilli. calpãnpilli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 71r. col. 1:
  HIdalgo. tecpilli. calpan- / pilli.
  A nobleman. tecpilli. calpanpilli.
- Idem, f. 93v. col. 1.
  Tecpilli. hidalgo.
  Tecpilli. nobleman.

Synonyms

(nobleman): calpampilli, pilli, tēuctli

Derived terms

tēcpilconētl
tēcpillōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 71, 93

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