Tlaxiaco

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Tlaxiaco, from a Nahuan language, e.g. Classical Nahuatl Tlachquiyauhco, from tlachtli (“ballcourt”) +‎ quiyahuitl (“rain”) +‎ -co (locative suffix).

Proper noun

Tlaxiaco

1. A city in Oaxaca, Mexico.
2. A municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico.
3. A district of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Translations

city

• Amuzgo:

  San Pedro Amuzgos: Suquitsui

• Mixtec:

  San Juan Colorado: Tsitsi Nuu, Tsi Nuu

  San Miguel el Grande: ndījinu

  Teposcolula: Disinuu

  Yosondúa: Ndinuu, Ndijinuu

• Nahuatl:

  Classical: Tlachquiyauhco

• Spanish: Tlaxiaco, Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco

municipality

• Spanish: Tlaxiaco, Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco

district

• Spanish: Tlaxiaco

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Tlax. (abbreviation)
• Tlachiaco (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from a Nahuan language, e.g. Classical Nahuatl Tlachquiyauhco, from tlachtli (“ballcourt”) +‎ quiyahuitl (“rain”) +‎ -co (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tlaˈxjako/ [t̪laˈxja.ko]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: Tla‧xia‧co

Proper noun

Tlaxiaco ?

1. Tlaxiaco (a city, a municipality of Oaxaca, Mexico)

   Synonym: Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco

2. Tlaxiaco (a district of Oaxaca, Mexico)

Descendants

• → English: Tlaxiaco