tiyanquiztli

tiyanquiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tianquiztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tiyāmiqui (“to sell”) +‎ -iztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ti.jaːŋˈkís.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tiyānquiztli (inanimate, plural tiyānquiztli)

1. (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: Idem, 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.

Derived terms

Terms derived from tiyānquiztli

• cempōhualtiyānquiztli
• chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli
• mācuīltiyānquiztli

• tiyānquizco
• tiyānquizoa
• tiyānquizpan

• tiyānquizpānitl
• tiyānquiztlacualli
• tiyānquiztohtoca

• tiyānquiztōpileh
• tiyānquizzoh

Related terms

• tiyāmictli
• tiyāmiquiztli

Descendants

• Spanish: tianguis

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