tlaoctacaantli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tla- (“thing”) +‎ octacaāna (“to use as a model, copy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬa.ok.ta.kaˈaːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tlaoctacaāntli (inanimate)

1. standard, model
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 129v. col. 2:

     Tlaoctacaantli.  coſa de que ſe ſaca otra, aſsi / como vna imagen dela qualſacan y pintan o- / tra, o alguna ygleſia, dela qual ſe toma la traça / para hazer otra como ella. &c.

     Tlaoctacaantli. something from which another is derived, such as an image from which another is made or painted, or a church that is traced to make another like it, etc.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 129