different between tlachtli vs ulama

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli.

Noun

tlachtli (usually uncountable, plural tlachtlis)

1. (sports, historical, uncountable) A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game.
   • 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures

     The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.

2. (sports, historical, countable) The high-walled court in which this game was played.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Hopi tatsi (“ball”).

Noun

tlachtli

1. The Mesoamerican ballgame.
2. A ballcourt.

Synonyms

• (ballgame): ollamaliztli
• (ballcourt): ollamaloyan, teotlachtli

Derived terms

• teotlachtli

English

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Classical Nahuatl ?llamaliztli. See also ullamaliztli.

Noun

ulama (uncountable)

1. A (modern) ball game, descended from tlachtli.

Etymology 2

Noun

ulama pl (plural only)

1. (Islam) Alternative form of ulema

Etymology 3

Noun

ulama

1. The devil bird (an avian cryptid of Sri Lanka)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ulama, from Classical Malay ulama, from Arabic ????????? (?ulam??), plural of ??????? (??lim, “learned one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.la.ma/
• Hyphenation: ula?ma

Noun

ulama

1. (Islam) alim

Further reading

• “ulama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Noun

ulama f (uncountable)

1. a Mesoamerican game played with a rubber ball and racquet