tlahtohcatopilli

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === tlatocatopilli, tlatoca topilli (obsolete spellings) === Etymology === From tlahtoāni (“tlatoani; sovereign”) +‎ topilli (“staff”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡ɬaʔ.toʔ.kaː.toˈpí.lːi] === Noun === tlahtohcātopilli (inanimate, plural tlahtohcātopilli) (it is) a scepter carried by the tlatoani or another sovereign; a royal scepter. Idem, f. 140v. col. 2. Tlatoca topilli. cetro real. Tlatoca topilli. a royal scepter. === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 34v, 140v Rémi Siméon (1885), Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 676