tozampotzalli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• toçampotzalli, tuçamputzalli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From tōzan (“gopher, mole”) + *pōtzalli (“mound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toː.sam.poːˈt͡sa.lːi]

Noun

tōzampōtzalli (inanimate)

1. molehill
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 113r. col. 2:

     Tierra q̃ dexa leuantada el topo o la tuçan quando / ſe mete de baxo de tierra . tuçamputzalli.

     Earth thrown up by the mole or the gopher when it buries itself underground. tuçamputzalli.

   • Idem, f. 148r. col. 2.

     Toçãpotzalli. el mõtõ de tierra q̃ echa fuera vn ci- / […] [ erto aĩalejo q̃ ſe llama toçan.

     Toçãpotzalli. the mound of earth thrown up by a certain animal called toçan.

Related terms

• āzcapōtzalli
• tōzan īchān

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 113r, 148r