"tonalamatl" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: [toːnaˈlaːmat͡ɬ] Forms: tōnalāmatl [canonical]
Etymology: From tōnalli (“day”) + āmatl (“book”). Etymology templates: {{af|nci|tōnalli|āmatl|t1=day|t2=book}} tōnalli (“day”) + āmatl (“book”) Head templates: {{head|nci|nouns|inanimate||||||cat2=|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=p|head=tōnalāmatl}} tōnalāmatl (inanimate), {{nci-noun|i|tōnalāmatl}} tōnalāmatl (inanimate)
  1. (it is) a pictorial calendrical manuscript used for divination, structured around the sacred tōnalpōhualli. Tags: inanimate Categories (topical): Divination Related terms: tōnalpōhualli, tōnalpōuhqui
    Sense id: en-tonalamatl-nci-noun-kqV~ctnr Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      },
      "expansion": "tōnalli (“day”) + āmatl (“book”)",
      "name": "af"
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  "etymology_text": "From tōnalli (“day”) + āmatl (“book”).",
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        "8": "",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nci",
          "name": "Divination",
          "orig": "nci:Divination",
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            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Here begins the divinatory art of the Aztecs used in their time of idolatry, called tonalamatl, which means \"book that deals with the fates and fortunes of those born according to the signs or characters in which they are born.\"",
          "ref": "1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Arte adivinatoria de los mexicanos, f. 101r:",
          "text": "AQUI COMIENÇA La Arte adiuinatoria que usaban los Mexicanos en tiempo de su ydolatria llamada: Tonalamatl. que quiere dezir libro en que trata de las venturas y fortunas delos que nacen segun los signos o caracteres en que Nacen.",
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        "a pictorial calendrical manuscript used for divination, structured around the sacred tōnalpōhualli."
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        ],
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          "tōnalpōhualli",
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        "(it is) a pictorial calendrical manuscript used for divination, structured around the sacred tōnalpōhualli."
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[toːnaˈlaːmat͡ɬ]"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "af"
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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      "name": "head"
    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "tōnalpōhualli"
    },
    {
      "word": "tōnalpōuhqui"
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          "ref": "1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Arte adivinatoria de los mexicanos, f. 101r:",
          "text": "AQUI COMIENÇA La Arte adiuinatoria que usaban los Mexicanos en tiempo de su ydolatria llamada: Tonalamatl. que quiere dezir libro en que trata de las venturas y fortunas delos que nacen segun los signos o caracteres en que Nacen.",
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      "ipa": "[toːnaˈlaːmat͡ɬ]"
    }
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