tepetlah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tepetla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tepētl (“mountain”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teˈpeː.t͡ɬaʔ]

Noun

tepētlah (locative)

A mountain range or highland, a place with mountainous terrain.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 224v.
  Serrania tierra montañeſa. tepetla.quauhtla.
  A highland, mountainous terrain. tepetla.quauhtla.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 102v. col. 1.
  Tepetla. ſerrania, o montañas.
  Tepetla. a highland or mountains.

Derived terms

tepētlahcayōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 102

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