tonalpohualli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōnalli (“day”) +‎ pōhualli (“count”), literally (“count of the days”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [toː.naɬ.poːˈwa.lːi]

Noun

tōnalpōhualli

  1. A sacred calendrical period used by the Aztecs. It was composed of 20 trecenas adding up to 260 days.
  • tōnalāmatl

See also
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