hueyi altepetl

Classical Nahuatl

[weː.jaːɬˈte.peːt͡ɬ]

noun
Definitions
  • city

Etymology

Compound from Classical Nahuatl huēyi (something large, something great, large, great, something big) + Classical Nahuatl āltepētl (city, town, city-state, altepetl, community, settlement).

Origin

Classical Nahuatl

āltepētl

Gloss

city, town, city-state, altepetl, community, settlement

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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