teopixcachantli

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Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From teōpixqui (priest) +‎ chāntli (house, home).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [te.oː.piʃ.kaːˈt͡ʃaːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun[edit]

teōpixcāchāntli (inanimate)

  1. (Christianity) monastery
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 86v. col. 1:
      Moneſterio de monges. teopixcacalli. teopixca- / chantli. teopixqueynchan.teopixque yncal.
      A monastery for monks. teopixcacalli. teopixcachantli. teopixqueynchan.teopixque yncal.
    • Idem, f. 101r. col. 2.
      Teopixcacalli. moneſterio de religioſos. / Teopixca chantli. idem.
      Teopixcacalli. a monastery for churchmen. / Teopixca chantli. the same.

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