telpochcalli
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl telpochcalli (“house of youth”).
Noun
[edit]telpochcalli (plural telpochcallis or telpochcalli or telpochcaltin)
- (historical) A school for the children of Aztec commoners.
Antonyms
[edit]Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tēlpōchtli (“young man”) + calli (“house”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tēlpōchcalli
- house for young men
- school for Aztec commoners
Antonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 251.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 221.
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