tlahtoani

== Central Nahuatl == === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl tlahtoani, cognate with tlahtoa (“to speak”) +‎ -ni (“habitual suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɬaʔtoˈaːni/ === Noun === tlahtoani king ==== Derived terms ==== cihuatlahtoani tlahtocayotl == Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === tlatoani (obsolete) === Etymology === From tla- (“thing(s)”) +‎ ihtoā (“say”) +‎ -ni (“habitual suffix”), literally "one who usually speaks". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ɬaʔ.toˈaː.ni/ === Noun === tlahtoāni anim (plural tlahtohqueh) (he is) the ruler or chieftain of an altepetl. ==== Derived terms ==== cihuatlahtoāni (“female ruler, queen”) cuauhtlahtoāni (“lower ruler, governor”) tlahtohcāyōtl (“realm”) === References === Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 227. Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 266. Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, pp. 55, 238, 239.