teponazoani

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

teponaçoani/tepunaçoani (historical and obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From teponāzoa (“play the drums”) +‎ -ni (“habitual suffix”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teponaːsoˈaːni]

Noun

teponāzoāni anim (plural teponāzoāni)

(it is) a teponāztli player; one who plays the drums
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:
  Teponaçoani. tañedor de teponaztli.
  Teponaçoani. a teponaztli player.
- 1571, “Alonso de Molina”, in Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103v. col. 1:
  Tepunaçoani. tañedor de tepunaztli.
  Tepunaçoani. a teponaztli player.

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