tenameh altepetl
Classical Nahuatl
[teˈnaː.meʔ aːɬˈte.peːt͡ɬ]
noun
Definitions
- A town enclosed by a defensive wall.
Etymology
Compound from Classical Nahuatl tenāmeh (something walled) + 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
市
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- altepetl English
- ahuah tepehuah Classical Nahuatl
- altepecuaxochtli Classical Nahuatl
- altepehuah Classical Nahuatl
- altepemaitl Classical Nahuatl
- altepenanyotl Classical Nahuatl
- altepetepantli Classical Nahuatl
- altepetlalli Classical Nahuatl
- hueyi altepetl Classical Nahuatl
- tenāmeh Classical Nahuatl
- āltepētl Classical Nahuatl
- altepet Central Huasteca Nahuatl
- altepetl Western Huasteca Nahuatl