hueyi tecpan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

vei tecpan (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large, great”) +‎ tēcpan (“palace”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weː.jiˈteːk.pan]

Noun

huēyi tēcpan (locative)

A palace or royal complex; homes designated for the noble class.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 2:
  Caſa real. vei tecpan. tlatocan.
  A royal home. vei tecpan. tlatocan.
- Idem, f. 155v. col. 2.
  Vei tecpan.caſas o palacios reales y de grandes ſe / ñores.
  Vei tecpan. the houses or royal palaces of the great lords.

Synonyms

huēyi tēcpancalli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 25r, 155v

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