macpalli
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
māitl (“hand”) + icpalli (“seat”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [maːkˈpa.lːi]
Noun
mācpalli (inanimate)
- palm (inner part of hand)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187v:
- Palma dela mano. macpalli.
- The palm of the hand. macpalli.
Derived terms
- mācpalco
- mācpalcomōlli
- mācpalyōllohtli
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa