Tlaloc
See also: Tláloc
Classical Nahuatl
Tlāloc
Etymology
Perhaps from tlālloh (“something earthen, covered in earth”), but in any case the first syllable is almost certainly from tlālli (“earth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɬaːlok/
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɬáː.lok]
Derived terms
- Tlālocan
- Tlālohqueh
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 276
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