icpalli

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl icpalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikˈpa.lːi]

Noun

icpalli (plural icpallis)

1. (historical) A seat or throne in ancient Aztec culture.

Related terms

• icpal

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikˈpa.lːi]

Noun

icpalli

1. chair.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ikˈpa.lːi]

Noun

icpalli

1. seat (place in which to sit)
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 26r:

     Aſſentadero. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.

     A seat. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 15r. col. 2:

     Aſſentadero. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.

     A seat. ycpalli. tzinicpalli.

   • Idem, f. 33v. col. 2.

     Icpalli. aſſentadero.

     Icpalli. a seat.

Derived terms

• ācacpalli
• cuāchicpalli
• icpalpan
• icpalteteca (verb)
• icpalti (verb)
• teicpalli
• tepotzohicpalli
• tōlicpalli
• tzinicpalli
• tzonicpalli

Descendants

• Spanish: equipal

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 95