T | Nahuatl Dictionary

to lose something; or, when transitive, to confuse, deceive, distract (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
Personal communication, James Lockhart, in sessions analyzing Huehuetlatolli.

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tlapoloā.

to faint.

# uan persona, animal domestico y animal silvestre se muere en un rato cuando esta muy enfermo y otra vez despierta. “mi hermano se desmayo cuando vio una vaca que se enoja mucho”.

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tlapololiztli.

tɬɑpoloːlistɬi

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tlapololli.

tɬɑpoloːlli

something lost, destroyed, etc.

James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 238.

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tlapolōltiā.

1. to cause s.o. to faint with a blow. 2. to cause s.o. to faint from fright.

# una persona le pega a otra y se muere un rato, despues despierta. “cuando Bernabé se emborracha siempre golpea su hermano mayor y lo desmaya”.

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tlapololtia.

tɬɑpoloːltiɑː

Orthographic Variants:

tlapolloltia

to lose things, to be confused; or, to cause someone to lose things, to cause someone to become confused or distracted (see Molina and Karttunen)

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tlapoloni.

something openable

James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 238.

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tlapopōca.

for there to be a lot of smoke someplace where s.o. is trying to start a fire.

# sale humo donmde hay lumbre, o cuando no quiere prender la leña. “alla en la milpa sale mucho humo porque quemman basura mi papá”.

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