calmecatl

calmecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From calli (“house”) +‎ mecatl (“lineage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈmekat͡ɬ/

Noun

calmecatl inan

1. priests dormitory.
2. variant of calmecac.

References

de Sahagún, Bernardino (1997), Thelma D. Sullivan, et al, editors, Primeros Memoriales, University of Oklahoma Press, page 119