altepetenanquetza

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āltepētenānquetza (“city wall”) +‎ quetza (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːɬtepeːteˈnaːnket͡sa/

Verb

āltepētenānquetza (preterite āltepētenānquetz)

to delimit a city
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 2.
  Altepetenanquetza .n. poner terminos o mojo-
  
  nes ala ciudad. Preterito . onaltepetenan-
  
  quetz.
  
  (Altepetenanquetza. to set the limits or boundary makers of a city. Preterite: onaltepetenanquetz.)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 4

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