tiyanquiztli
Central Nahuatl
Noun
tiyanquiztli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- tianquiztli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From tiyāmiqui (“to sell”) + -iztli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ti.jaːŋˈkís.t͡ɬi]
Noun
tiyānquiztli inan (plural tiyānquiztli)
- (it is) an open-air market held on a fixed market day.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 197r:
- ¶Plaça lugar donde vendẽ. tianquiztli.tiamicoyan. / tianquizco.
- A marketplace, the place where they sell [goods]. tianquiztli. tiamicoan. tianquizco.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84r. col. 2:
- Mercado lugar. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamaco / yan. tiamicoyan.
- A market, the place. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamacoyan. tiamicoyan.
- Idem, f. 113r. col. 1.
- Tianquiztli . mercado.
- Tianquiztli. a market.
- Tianquiztli . mercado.
Derived terms
Terms derived from tiyānquiztli
- cempōhualtiyānquiztli
- chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli
- mācuīltiyānquiztli
- tiyānquizco
- tiyānquizoa
- tiyānquizpan
- tiyānquizpānitl
- tiyānquiztlacualli
- tiyānquiztohtoca
- tiyānquiztōpileh
- tiyānquizzoh
Related terms
- tiyāmictli
- tiyāmiquiztli
Descendants
- → Spanish: tianguis
- → Spanish: tiangue, tiangui, changue (Philippines)
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 84r, 113r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 546