titlantli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tītlani (“to deliver a message, be a messenger”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tiːˈt͡ɬan.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tītlantli (animate, plural tītlantin)

One sent in representation of another; a messenger or ambassador.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84r. col. 1.
  Menſajero.titlantli.titlanoni.motitlanini.tititlantli. / tlaiualli. Et per metaphoram. teix. tenacaz.
  A messenger. titlantli. titlanoni. motitlanini. tititlantli. tlaiualli. And, metaphorically. teix. tenacaz.
- Idem, f. 113v. col. 1.
  Titlantli. menſajero, o embaxador.
  Titlantli. a messenger or an ambassador.

Synonyms

tītlanōni

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 84r, 113v

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