tlahtlamaliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tlatlamaliztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of tlamaliztli (“a taking of captives”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaʔ.t͡ɬa.maˈlís.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tlahtlamaliztli (inanimate)

(it is) the catching of fish with a net; net fishing.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 195r:
  Peſca de peces. tlatlamaliztli. michmaliztli. michaxiliztli
  The fishing of fish. tlatlamaliztli. michmaliztli. michaxiliztli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 95v. col. 1:
  Peſca de peces. tlatlamaliztli. michmaliztli. michaxiliztli.
  The fishing of fish. tlatlamaliztli. michmaliztli. michaxiliztli.
- Idem, f. 138r. col. 2.
  Tlatlamaliztli. el acto de peſcar con red.
  Tlatlamaliztli. the act of fishing with a net.

Synonyms

(the catching of fish) michahxiliztli, michmaliztli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 95v, 138r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 665

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