tlalaalatlah
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- tlalaalatla (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From tlālaala (“mallow”) + -tlah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɬaː.la.aˈla.t͡ɬaʔ]
Noun
tlālaalatlah (locative)
- (in) a place abundant in mallows, a field of mallows.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 124r:
- Tlala alatla.maluar.ſ.el lugar donde ſe crian.
- Tlala alatla. a field of mallows, the place where they grow.
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 124