tleatoyatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tletl (“fire”) +‎ ātoyatl (“river”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬe.aːˈto.jat͡ɬ]

Noun

tleātoyatl (inanimate)

A stream of fire.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147r. col. 1:
  Tleatoyatl. rio de fuego.
  Tleatoyatl. a river of fire.

Related terms

tleāmanalli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 147

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