tonalpohualiztli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 7 December 2015

Etymology

From tōnalpōhua (“to divine by signs, to determine a holiday”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /toːnalpoːˈwalist͡ɬi/

Noun

tōnalpōhualiztli

Divination using signs and dreams.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 149v. col. 1.
  
  tonalpoaliztli. adiuinacion assi.
  
  (tonalpoaliztli. divination in this manner.) (see quotations at tōnalpōhua)
The figuring of holidays using the Aztec calendar.

Related terms

tōnalpōhualli

References

“tonalpohualiztli” in the Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2011.

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