tepeyahualli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tepeyaualli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tepētl (“mountain”) +‎ yahualli (“circle, something circular”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te.peː.jaˈwa.lːi]

Noun

tepēyahualli (animate)

1. rounded mountain or hill; mound
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 63v:

     Cerro redondo.  tepeololli. tepeyaualli.

     A rounded mountain.  tepeololli. tepeyaualli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 34v. col. 1:

     Cerro redondo. tepeyaualli. tepeololli.

     A rounded mountain. tepeyaualli. tepeololli.

   • Idem, f. 102v. col. 1.

     Tepeyaualli. cerro redondo.

     Tepeyaualli. a rounded mountain.

Synonyms

• (rounded mountain): tepēolōlli

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 34, 102