hualtemoliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From huāltemō (“to come down, descend”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waːlteˈmoːlist͡ɬi/

Noun

huāltemōliztli

1. descent
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 154v. col. 2:

     ualtemoliztli. descendimiento assi.

     (ualtemoliztli. a descent in this manner.) (see quotations at huāltemō)

Synonyms

• temōliztli

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 81