tiyamicacalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tiamicacalli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tiyāmictli (“trade”) +‎ ācalli (“boat, canoe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ti.jaː.mi.kaːˈka.lːi]

Noun

tiyāmicācalli (inanimate)

merchant vessel
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112v. col. 2:
  Tiamicacalli.nao,barca o canoa de marcaduria.
  Tiamicacalli. a merchant ship, boat or canoe

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 112v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 545

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