calli

Classical Nahuatl

[ˈka.lːi], [ˈkaː.lːi]

noun
Definitions
  • an enclosed habitational space, a house or room
  • the third day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli (tōnalpōhualli), represented conceptually by a stylized one-room house

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kaliR.

Origin

Proto-Uto-Aztecan

*kaliR

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