altepehuah

Central Nahuatl

Noun

altepehuah

citizen, townsman.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

altepeua (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āltepētl (“town, city”) +‎ -huah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːɬ.teˈpeː.waʔ]

Noun

āltepēhuah (animate, plural āltepēhuahqueh)

townsman
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 2:
  Altepeua. vezino deciudad.
  Altepeua. a neighbor within a city.

References

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

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