"malinalli" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: [ma.liːˈná.lːi] Forms: malīnalli [canonical]
Etymology: From malīna (“to twist”) + -lli. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nci|malīna|lli|t1=to twist}} malīna (“to twist”) + -lli Head templates: {{head|nci|nouns|inanimate||||||cat2=|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=p|head=malīnalli}} malīnalli (inanimate), {{nci-noun|i|malīnalli}} malīnalli (inanimate)
  1. (it is) a twisted or braided grass stalk used as a building material Tags: inanimate Categories (topical): Building materials
    Sense id: en-malinalli-nci-noun-k~kgv3vc Disambiguation of Building materials: 45 55
  2. (it is) the twelfth of the twenty day signs of the tōnalpōhualli; a bundle of grass growing from a human jaw Tags: inanimate Categories (topical): Building materials, Mesoamerican day signs Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-malinalli-nci-noun--3E0NEou Disambiguation of Building materials: 45 55 Disambiguation of Mesoamerican day signs: 4 96 Disambiguation of Plants: 13 87 Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header, Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -lli, Classical Nahuatl terms using regularized orthography, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header: 30 3 68 Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -lli: 28 3 69 Disambiguation of Classical Nahuatl terms using regularized orthography: 28 5 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 3 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: malinale, malinali (english: obsolete spellings) Related terms: ocōzacatl, zacacuēitl
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        "1": "nci",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ocōzacatl"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "_dis": "45 55",
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          "ref": "1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:",
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          "text": "16th c., Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12v.\nVme maljnalj / q quiere dezir dos / yeruas deſte / nonbre por q tor / çer quiere dezir / maljnale",
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      "word": "ocōzacatl"
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          "english": "Straw used to build houses. ocoçacatl. malinalli. çacacueitl.",
          "ref": "1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:",
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        ],
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    }
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