tlachihualtontli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- tlachiualtontli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From tlachīhualli (“something made; artifact, creation”) + -tōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɬa.t͡ʃiː.waɬˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]
Noun
tlachīhualtōntli (inanimate)
- diminutive of tlachīhualli; something small that has been made; a small artifact, creation.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 182v:
- Obra pequeña deſta manera. tlachiualtontli. tlachiuhtõtli.
- A small piece of work in this manner. tlachiualtontli. tlachiuhtõtli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89v. col. 2:
- Obra pequeña deſta manera.tiachiualtontli. [sic] tlachi- / uhtontli.
- A small piece of work in this manner. tlachiualtontli. tlachiuhtontli.
- Idem, f. 117v. col. 1.
- Tlachiualtontli. hechura o obra pequeña.
- Tlachiualtontli. a small artifact or piece of work.
- Tlachiualtontli. hechura o obra pequeña.
Synonyms
- (something small that has been made): tlachīuhtōntli
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 89, 117