tiyanquiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tianquiztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tiyāmiqui (“to sell”) +‎ -iztli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ti.jaːŋˈkís.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tiyānquiztli (inanimate, plural tiyānquiztli)

(it is) an open-air market held on a fixed market day.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 197r.
  ¶Plaça lugar donde vendẽ. tianquiztli.tiamicoyan. / tianquizco.
  A marketplace, the place where they sell [goods]. tianquiztli. tiamicoan. tianquizco.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84r. col. 2.
  Mercado lugar. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamaco / yan. tiamicoyan.
  A market, the place. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamacoyan. tiamicoyan.
- Idem, f. 113r. col. 1.
  Tianquiztli . mercado.
  Tianquiztli. a market.

Derived terms

Terms derived from tiyānquiztli

tiyānquizco
tiyānquizoa
tiyānquizpan

tiyānquizpānitl
tiyānquiztlacualli
tiyānquiztohtoca

tiyānquiztōpileh
tiyānquizzoh

Related terms

tiyāmictli
tiyāmiquiztli

Descendants

Spanish: tianguis

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 84r, 113r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 546

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