tlaltetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlālli (“earth”) +‎ tetl (“rock, stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɬaːɬtet͡ɬ/

Noun

tlāltetl

1. clod, clump of earth
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 233v:

     Terron pedaço de tierra. tlaltetl.
     (Clod, clump of dirt. tlaltetl.)

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   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112v. col. 2:

     Terron pedaço de tierra. tlaltetl.
     (Clod, clump of dirt. tlaltetl.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 124v. col. 2:

     Tlaltetl. terron grande.
     (Tlaltetl. a large clod.)

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Synonyms

• tlāltepēhualli

Derived terms

• tlāltetōntli
• tlālteyoh

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 277
• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 112, 124