tlachihualtontli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlachiualtontli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlachīhualli (“something made; artifact, creation”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬa.t͡ʃiː.waɬˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tlachīhualtōntli (inanimate)

1. diminutive of tlachīhualli; something small that has been made; a small artifact, creation.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 182v:

     Obra pequeña deſta manera.  tlachiualtontli. tlachiuhtõtli.

     A small piece of work in this manner.  tlachiualtontli. tlachiuhtõtli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89v. col. 2:

     Obra pequeña deſta manera.tiachiualtontli. [sic] tlachi- / uhtontli.

     A small piece of work in this manner. tlachiualtontli. tlachiuhtontli.

   • Idem, f. 117v. col. 1.

     Tlachiualtontli. hechura o obra pequeña.

     Tlachiualtontli. a small artifact or piece of work.

Synonyms

• (something small that has been made): tlachīuhtōntli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 89, 117