tlattoyan
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tlahtlattōyān (reduplicated form)
Etymology
[edit]From tla- + the impersonal of itta (“to see; observe”) + -yān.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tlattōyān (locative)
- (in) an outlook, vantage point or observatory.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 142r. col. 2:
- Tlattoyan. miradero, o lugar para atalayar y eſ- / piar.
- Tlattoyan. an outlook, or a place to scan or spy from above.
Synonyms
[edit]- (outlook): cēhualcalli, tēittalōyān, tlachiyalōyān
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 142r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 682