teopixcacalli

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teōpixcācalli (inanimate, plural teōpixcācalli)

teōpixcācalli (canonical)
teōpixcācalli (plural)

From teōpixqui (“priest”) + calli (“house”).

Moneſterio de monges. teopixcacalli. teopixca- / chantli. teopixqueynchan.teopixque yncal.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 86v. col. 1:

A monastery for monks. teopixcacalli. teopixcachantli. teopixqueynchan.teopixque yncal.

Idem, f. 101r. col. 2.

Teopixcacalli. a monastery for churchmen.

Teopixcacalli. moneſterio de religioſos.

(colonial, Christianity) (it is) a monastery.


teopixcachantli

From teōpixqui (“priest”) + chāntli (“house, home”).

compound

Idem, f. 101r. col. 2.
Teopixcacalli. moneſterio de religioſos. / Teopixca chantli. idem.
Teopixcacalli. a monastery for churchmen. / Teopixca chantli. the same.


tlacuahuac tecpatl

tlacuāhuac tecpatl (canonical)
tlaquauac tecpatl (alternative)

From tlacuāhuac (“something hard”) + tecpatl (“flint”).

Diamante. tlaquauac tecpatl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 84r:


tlaquauac tecpatl

tlacuāhuac tecpatl
tlacuahuac tecpatl#Classical_Nahuatl


tlacuahuac

tlacuāhuac (canonical)
tlaquauac (alternative)

Dura coſa generalmente. tlaquauac. tepitztic. tla- / quactic. tepitztlaquactic. tetic.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 47v. col. 2:

Something hard, generally speaking. tlaquauac. tepitztic. tlaquactic. tepitztlaquactic. tetic.

Idem, f. 133v. col. 1.

Tlaquauac. something hard or very rigid.


onxihuitl

ōnxihuitl (canonical)
vnxiuitl (alternative)

Dos años.vnxiuitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 47v. col. 1:

Idem, f. 158r. col. 2.


huitzitzilepyollohtli

huitzitzilepyōllohtli (canonical)
vitzitzilepyullotli (alternative)

From huitzitzilin (“hummingbird”) + epyōllohtli (“pearl”).

Vitzitzilepyullotli.perla.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 157v. col. 2:


vitzitzilepyullotli

obsolete spelling of huitzitzilepyōllohtli


huentzintli

From huentli (“offering, sacrifice”) + -tzin.

Ventli.ofrenda. / Ventzintli.idem.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 156v. col. 2:

Ventli. an offering. / Ventzintli. the same.


mixxoh

ñubloſa coſa.mixxo.mixtecomacyo.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89v. col. 2:


huicoltzintli

Iarrillo. apiloltontli. tecontepiton. tecontontli. vi- / coltontli.vicoltzintli.vicoltepiton.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72r. col. 1:

A small pitcher. apiloltontli. tecontepiton. tecontontli. vicoltontli. vicoltzintli. vicoltepiton.

Idem, f. 157v. col. 1.

Vicoltontli. a small pitcher. / Vicoltzintli. the same.

Vicoltontli.jarrillo. / Vicoltzintli. idem.

diminutive of huicolli; a small pitcher.


hueyi ehecatl

huēyi ehēcatl (canonical)
vey ehecatl (alternative)

From huēyi (“something big”) + ehēcatl (“wind”).

Toruellino . vey ehecatl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2:


vey ehecatl

huēyi ehēcatl
hueyi ehecatl#Classical_Nahuatl


amoxtocaitl

āmoxtōcāitl (canonical)
amoxtocaytl (alternative)

From āmoxtli (“book”) + tōcāitl (“name”).

Titulo de libro.amoxtocaytl. amoxmachiyotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 113v. col. 1:

A book title. amoxtocaytl. amoxmachiyotl.

Idem, f. 5v. col. 2.


huitzilin

huītzilin (canonical)
huitzilli (alternative)
huitzitzilin (alternative)


metztli imiquiz

From mētztli (“moon”) + īmiquiz (“its death”).

Metztli imiquiz. conjunction de luna.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 1:

Metztli imiquiz. the conjunction of the moon.


tlacanacatl

From tlācatl (“human”) + nacatl (“meat, flesh”).

Carne de hombre. tlacanacatl .

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 115v. col. 1.

Tlacanacatl. meat from a man, or human flesh.

Tlacanacatl. carne de hombre, o carne humana.


tlacatecolooquichtli

From tlācatecolōtl (“demon”) + oquichtli (“man”).

Diabolico hombre. tlacatecolo oquichtli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45r. col. 2:

A diabolical man. tlacatecolo oquichtli.

Idem, f. 115v. col. 2.
Tlacatecolo oquichtli. diabolico hombre.
Tlacatecolo oquichtli. a diabolical man.

A demonic or diabolical man; a male evildoer.


tlacatecolocihuatl

tlācatecolōcihuātl (canonical)
tlacatecolo ciuatl (alternative)

From tlācatecolōtl (“demon”) + cihuātl (“woman”).

Diabolica muger. tlacatecolociuatl.

Idem, f. 115v. col. 2.
Tlacatecolo ciuatl. muger diabolica.
Tlacatecolo ciuatl. a diabolical woman.

A demonic or diabolical woman; a female evildoer.


huicoltontli

huicoltōntli (canonical)
vicoltontli (alternative)

Idem, f. 157v. col. 1.


huicoltepiton

From huicolli (“pitcher”) + tepitōn (“something small”).

vicoltepito (alternative)
vicoltepiton (alternative)

Idem, f. 157r. col. 2.


xocotl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl: xokotl

Central Nahuatl: xocotl

Central Puebla Nahuatl: xocotl

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: xokotl

Guerrero Nahuatl: xokotl

Highland Puebla Nahuatl: xokot

Northern Puebla Nahuatl: xokotl

Orizaba Nahuatl: xokotl

Tetelcingo Nahuatl: xocotl

Western Huasteca Nahuatl: xokotl

→ Spanish: jocote

→ English: jocote

Compare Central Puebla Nahuatl xocotl (“apple”), Highland Puebla Nahuatl xokot (“fruit, orange, peach”), Northern Puebla Nahuatl xokotl (“apple”), Tetelcingo Nahuatl xocotl (“pear”).


cemolotontli

Maçorquita pequeña.cemolotontli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 16v. col. 1.
Cemolotl . vna maçorca de mayz, o coſa ſeme- / jante. / Cemelotontli. [sic] maçorca tal pequeña.
Cemolotl. an ear of maize, or something similar. / Cemolotontli. a small ear of such a kind.

diminutive of cemōlōtl; a small ear of maize


tenameh altepetl

tenāmeh āltepētl (canonical)
tename altepetl (alternative)

From tenāmeh (“something walled”) + āltepētl (“settlement”).

compound

Villa cercada.tlatenantilli altepetl.tename altepetl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 117v. col. 2:

A walled town. tlatenantilli altepetl. tename altepelt.

Idem, f. 98r. col. 2.

Tename altepetl. a town enclosed by a wall.


tename altepetl

tenāmeh āltepētl
tenameh altepetl#Classical_Nahuatl


cempohualilhuitl

cempōhualilhuitl (canonical)
cempoal ilhuitl (alternative)

From cempōhualli (“twenty”) + ilhuitl (“day”).

Cempoal ilhuitl . veynte dias.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 16v. col. 1:


cempohualxihuitl

cempōhualxihuitl (canonical)
cempoalxiuitl (alternative)

From cempōhualli (“twenty”) + xihuitl (“year”).

Veinte años tiempo.cempoalxiuitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 116r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 16v. col. 2.


tlahuilli

tlāhuīlli (canonical)
tlauilli (alternative)

From tlāhuia (“to light a torch or candle”).

Tlauilli. claridad, o luz de candelas.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 145r. col. 1:

Tlauilli. the brightness or light of candles.


tlahuilcalli

tlāhuīlcalli (canonical)
tlauilcalli (alternative)

From tlāhuīlli (“candlelight”) + calli (“house”).

Lanterna o lenterna. tlauilcalli.ococallotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 2:

Idem, f. 144v. col. 2.

Tlauilcalli. a lantern to illuminate during the night.

Tlauilcalli. lanterna para alumbrar de noche.


ococallotl

From ocōtl (“torch”) + callōtl (“case, frame”).

Idem, f. 75v. col. 1.
Oco callotl . lanterna.
Oco callotl. a lantern.


opochmaitl

ōpōchmāitl (canonical)
opochmaytl (alternative)

Sinieſtra mano .opochmaytl. topochma.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 109v. col. 1:

Idem, f. 77v. col. 2.


tlahuilloh

tlāhuīlloh (canonical)
tlauillo (alternative)

Tlauillo. luminoſa y clara coſa.

Tlauillo. something luminous and bright.

Something bright or luminous; covered in light.


ocotl

From Proto-Nahuan *okotl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wokon.

T Ea de pino.ocotl.quauh- / ocotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 75v. col. 2.

Ocotl. a torch, splinter or piece of pinewood.


ococuahuitl

ocōcuahuitl (canonical)
ocoquauitl (alternative)

From ocōtl (“pinewood torch”) + cuahuitl (“tree, wooden beam”).

Pino generalmente.ocoquauitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 96r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 75v. col. 2.

Ocoquauitl. a pine, the tree or a beam made from pinewood.

Ocoquauitl. pino, el arbol o la viga y madero de / pino.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 75v. col. 2:


ococentli

From ocōtl (“pinewood”) + centli (“corncob”).

Ococentli. piña de pino.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 75v. col. 1:


ococenyollohtli

ocōcenyōllohtli (canonical)
ococenyollotli (alternative)

From ocōcentli (“pine cone”) + yōllohtli (“heart”).

Piñon.ococenyollotli.

Idem, f. 75r. col. 1.

Ococenyollotli. a pine nut from a pine cone.


ococuauhtlah

ocōcuauhtlah (canonical)
ohocōcuauhtlah (alternative)
ocoquauhtla (alternative)

Ococuauhtla. pinal, lugar, o monte de pinos.

Ococuauhtla. a grove of pine trees, a place or mountain with pine trees.


ohocotlah

ohocōtlah (canonical)
oocotla (alternative)

A reduplication of ocōtl (“pine, pinewood”) + -tlah.

Pinar, lugar de pinos.oocotla.ayauhq̃uhtla.ooco- / quauhtla.

A pine grove, a place with pine trees. oocotla. ayauhq̃uhtla. oocoquauhtla.

Idem, f. 77v. col. 1.

Oocoquauhtla. a pine grove, a place with pine trees. / Oocotla. the same.

Oocoquauhtla. pinal, lugar de pinos. / Oocotla. idem.


ohococuauhtlah

ohocōcuauhtlah (canonical)
oocoquauhtla (alternative)

Idem, f. 77v. col. 1.

Oocoquauhtla. a pine grove, a place with pine trees.


yolcatlaxcalli

From yōlqui (“living being”) + tlaxcalli (“bread”), a calque of Spanish pan de vida, calqued from Latin panis vitae, calqued from Ancient Greek ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς (ártos tês zōês, “bread of life”), taken from the Bread of Life Discourse in the Gospel of John, 6:22–59.

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ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς

Yolcatlaxcalli.pan de vida.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 39v. col. 2:

(Christianity) (it is) the bread of life (a biblical name for Jesus or the eucharist).


iztacayotl

iztācāyōtl (canonical)
yztacayotl (alternative)

Blancura. yztacayotl. yztapilticayotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 40r. col. 1.


iztaayotl

iztaāyōtl (canonical)
izta ayutl (alternative)
yzta ayotl (alternative)

Salmuera. yzta ayotl. yztayotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 107r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 49r. col. 1.
Izta ayutl. ſalmuera.
Izta ayutl. brine.


tlalaala

From tlālli (“earth”) + apocopic *aala (“mallow”).

Malua yerua conocida.tlalaala.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 81r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 113v. col. 1.

Tlalaala. mallow, a useful and medicinal plant.

Tlalaala.malua,yerua para medicina o ayuda.


pinolatl

pinolātl (canonical inanimate)
pinolātl (plural)

From pinolli (“maize or chia flour”) + ātl (“water”).

compound

Pinolatl. beuida de mayz y chia toſtado.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 82r. col. 1:

Pinolatl. a drink of toasted maize and chia.

Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 19v. col. 1.
Beuida de chia y mayztoſtado. pinolatl.
A drink of toasted chia and maize. pinolatl.

(it is) a beverage made from toasted chia and maize flour.


anqui chichi

Galgo. anquichichi. amini ytzcuintli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 65r. col. 1:

A greyhound. anquichichi. amini ytzcuintli.


anqui

Caçador o montero. amini. anqui.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 1:

A hunter or mountain huntsman. amini. anqui.

Idem, f. 6r. col. 2.

Anqui. a mountain huntsman, or a hunter, or something slim or long.

Anqui. montero,o caçador, o coſa luenga o lar- / ga.


hueyi cihuatlahtoani

huēyi cihuātlahtoāni (canonical)
uey ciuatlatoani (alternative)
vey ciuatlatoani (alternative)

From huēyi (“something great”) + cihuātl (“female”) + tlahtoāni (“sovereign”).

Reyna. uey ciuatlatoani. uey ciuapilli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 211v:

A queen. uey ciuatlatoani. uey ciuapilli.

Reyna. vey ciuatlatoani. vey ciuapilli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:

A queen. vey ciuatlatoani. vey ciuapilli.


uey ciuatlatoani

huēyi cihuātlahtoani
hueyi cihuatlahtoani#Classical_Nahuatl

obsolete spelling of huēyi cihuātlahtoani


san Francisco teopixqui

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san Francisco teōpixqui anim (plural san Francisco teōpixqueh)

san Francisco teōpixqui (animate canonical)
san Francisco teōpixqueh (plural)
sant francisco teupixqui (alternative)
san francisco teupixqui (alternative)

From Spanish San Francisco (“Saint Francis”) + teōpixqui (“priest”).

af

Frayle religioſo de ſant franciſco. ſant franciſco teupixqui.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 126r:

A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Francis. ſant franciſco teupixqui.

Frayle religioſo de ſant franciſco. ſan frãciſco teu / pixqui.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 63v. col. 2:

A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Francis. ſan frãciſco teupixqui.

(he is) a Franciscan friar or religious priest.


san francisco teupixqui

obsolete spelling of san Francisco teōpixqui


santo Domingo teopixqui

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santo Domingo teōpixqui anim (plural santo Domingo teōpixqueh)

santo Domingo teōpixqui (animate canonical)
santo Domingo teōpixqueh (plural)
sancto domingo teupixqui (alternative)

From Spanish santo Domingo (“Saint Dominic”) + teōpixqui (“priest”).

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Frayle religioſo de ſant Domingo. ſanto domingo teupix- / qui.

A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Dominic. ſanto domingo teupixqui.

Frayle religioſo de ſancto domingo. ſancto domĩ / go teupixqui.

A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Dominic. ſancto domĩgo teupixqui.

(he is) a Dominican friar or religious priest.


sancto domingo teupixqui

obsolete spelling of santo Domingo teōpixqui


san Agustin teopixqui

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san Agustin teōpixqui anim (plural san Agustin teōpixqueh)

san Agustin teōpixqui (animate canonical)
san Agustin teōpixqueh (plural)
sant agustin teupixqui (alternative)
sant augustin teupixqui (alternative)

From Spanish San Agustín (“Saint Augustine”) + teōpixqui (“priest”).

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Frayle religioſo de ſantaguſtin. ſant aguſtin teupixqui. / Y aſſi de los de mas frayles delas ordenes.

A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Augustine. ſant aguſtin teupixqui. / And similarly for friars of other orders.

Frayle religioſo de ſant aguſtin.ſant auguſtin teu- / pixqui. y aſsi de los de mas frayles delas otras / ordenes.

A religious friar of [the order of] Saint Augustine. ſant auguſtin teupixqui. And similarly for friars of other orders.

(Christianity) (he is) an Augustinian friar or religious priest.


hueyi teopixcatitlantli

huēyi teōpixcātītlantli (canonical)
vei teopixcatitlantli (alternative)

From huēyi teōpixqui (“pope”) + tītlantli (“messenger, envoy”).

compound

Legado del papa. ſanto padre ytitlan. vei teopixca- / titlantli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 77r. col. 2:

A legate of the pope. ſanto padre ytitlan. vei teopixcatitlantli.


titlantli

tītlantli (canonical)
tītlantin (plural)

From tītlani (“to deliver a message, be a messenger”).

Menſajero.titlantli.titlanoni.motitlanini.tititlantli. / tlaiualli. Et per metaphoram. teix. tenacaz.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84r. col. 1:

A messenger. titlantli. titlanoni. motitlanini. tititlantli. tlaiualli. And, metaphorically. teix. tenacaz.

Idem, f. 113v. col. 1.

Titlantli. a messenger or an ambassador.

One sent in representation of another; a messenger or ambassador.


vei teopixcatitlantli

obsolete spelling of huēyi teōpixcātītlantli


Santo Padre ititlan

Santo Padre ītītlan (canonical)
santo padre ytitlan (alternative)

From Spanish Santo Padre (“Holy Father”) + ītītlan (“his messenger”).


santo padre ytitlan

Santo Padre ītītlan
Santo Padre ititlan#Classical_Nahuatl

obsolete spelling of Santo Padre ītītlan


latin tlahtollotl

latin tlahtōllōtl (canonical)
latin tlatollotl (alternative)

Latinidad deſta lengua.latin tlatollotl.latin tlatoliz / tli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 77r. col. 1:

Latinity of this language [latin]. latin tlatollotl. latin tlatoliztli.


axittontli

From āxittomōni (“for water to bubble”).

Ampolla de agua.axittontli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 21v. col. 2.

Idem, f. 10r. col. 1.

Axittontli. ampolla o campanilla de agua.


ompohualilhuitl

ōmpōhualilhuitl (canonical)
ompoalilhuitl (alternative)

From ōmpōhualli (“forty”) + ilhuitl (“day”).

Ompoalilhuitl . quarenta dias.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 2:


tlacatilizilhuitl

tlācatilizilhuitl (canonical)
tlacatiliz ylhuitl (alternative)

From tlācatiliztli (“birth”) + ilhuitl (“day”).

compound

Dia del nacimiento. tlacatiliz ylhuitl. ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin / yntotecuyo.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 84r:

Day of birth. tlacatiliz ylhuitl. ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin yntotecuyo.

Dia de naſcimiento.tlacatiliz ilhuitl.ytlacatiliz yl- / huitzin yn totecuiyo Ieſu Chriſto.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45r. col. 2:

Day of birth. tlacatiliz ilhuitl. ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin yn totecuiyo Ieſu Chriſto.

Idem, f. 115v. col. 2.

Tlacatiliz ilhuitl. the day of a birth or that of its celebration.

Tlacatiliz ilhuitl. dia o feſtiuidad de nacimiento.


aocmo hueyi tlahcahtli

aocmo huēyi tlahcahtli (canonical)
aocmo uey tlacatli (alternative)

From aocmo (“not yet”) + huēyi (“large”) + tlahcahtli (“day”).

Dia pequeño. aocmo uey tlacatli. aocmo uey cemilhuitl.a- / ocmo uey tonatiuh.

Daybreak. aocmo uey tlacatli. aocmo uey cemilhuitl. aocmo uey tonatiuh.


aocmo uey tlacatli

obsolete spelling of aocmo huēyi tlahcahtli


aocmo hueyi tonatiuh

aocmo huēyi tōnatiuh (canonical)
aocmo uey tonatiuh (alternative)

From aocmo (“not yet”) + huēyi (“large”) + tōnatiuh (“sun”).


itlacatilizilhuitzin in toteucyo

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ītlācatilizilhuitzin in totēucyo (inanimate)

ītlācatilizilhuitzin in totēucyo (canonical)
ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin yn totecuyo (alternative)

From ītlācatilizilhuitl (“his date of birth, birthday”) + -tzin + in + totēc (“our Lord”) + -yo.

(Christianity) the date of birth or anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ


ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin yn totecuyo

obsolete spelling of ītlācatilizilhuitzin in totēucyo


chipolin

Chipuli. caracol.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 21r. col. 2:


hueyi tecpan

huēyi tēcpan (canonical)
vei tecpan (alternative)

From huēyi (“something large, great”) + tēcpan (“palace”).

compound

Caſa real. vei tecpan. tlatocan.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 155v. col. 2.

Vei tecpan. the houses or royal palaces of the great lords.

Vei tecpan.caſas o palacios reales y de grandes ſe / ñores.

A palace or royal complex; homes designated for the noble class.


vei tecpan

huēyi tēcpan
hueyi tecpan#Classical_Nahuatl


icpacxochitl

icpacxōchitl (canonical)
icpacxuchitl (alternative)
ycpac xochitl (alternative)

From icpac (“on top”) + xōchitl (“flower”).

Guirnalda de flores para poner enla cabeça. ycpac / xochitl. xochitlatectli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67r. col. 2:

A wreath of flowers to be placed on the head. ycpac xochitl. xochitlatectli.

Idem, f. 33v. col. 2.

Icpaxuchitl. a wreath of flowers worn on the head.

Icpaxuchitl. guirnalda d e flores para la cabeça.


hicox

hīcox (canonical)
hīcox (plural)
īcox (alternative alternative)

From Spanish higos, plural of higo (“fig”), from Latin ficus.

Higo fruta.lo miſmo. vel,hicox.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 140r:

Higo fruta.lo miſmo. vel. hicox.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 71r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 22. col. 1.


tepilli

A contraction of tentli (“lips; mouth”) + pilli (“child”). A mouth that gives birth to children.

tepilli. natura de hembra.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 103r:


confites chiuhqui

From confites chīhua (“to make candy”) + -qui.

suffix

Confitero. confites chiuhqui.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 29r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 24v. col. 1.
Confites chiuhqui. confitero.
Confites chiuhqui. a confectioner.


confites chihua

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confites chīhua (preterite oconfites chīuh)

confites chīhua (canonical)
oconfites chīuh (preterite)
confites chiua (alternative)

From confites (“candy, sweetmeat”) + chīhua (“to make”).

compound

Confites hazer. niconfites chiua. ni, necuizquichi - / ua.

To make candy. niconfites chiua. ni, necuizquichiua.

Idem, f. 24v. col. 1.
Confites chiua. ni. hazer confites. Preterito. oni- / confites chiuh.
Confites chiua. ni. to make candy. Preterite: oniconfites chiuh.


xoxotlaton

xoxōtlatōn (canonical)
xoxotlato (alternative)

Luciernaga. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78v. col. 2:

A firefly. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.

Idem, f. 161v. col. 1.
Xoxotlato. luciernaga.
Xoxotlato. a firefly.


xoxotla

An apocopic form based on xoxōtla (“to glow, glisten”).

Idem, f. 161v. col. 1.

Xoxotla. crimson, woven silk or a firefly.

Xoxotla. carmeſi,ſeda texida, o luciernaga.


copitl

Luziernaga. ycpitl. copitl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 157v:


ceehecatl

Viento aquilonar.ce ehecatl. ytztic ehecatl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 117v. col. 1:

Hibernal wind. ce ehecatl. ytztic ehecatl.

Idem, f. 15v. col. 2.

Ceehecatl. the wind of winter, a hibernal wind.

A hibernal wind comparable to the Spanish cierzo.


itztic ehecatl

ītztic ehēcatl (canonical)
ytztic ehecatl (alternative)

From ītztic (“something cold”) + ehēcatl (“wind”).

a hibernal wind comparable to the Spanish cierzo


ytztic ehecatl

ītztic ehēcatl
itztic ehecatl#Classical_Nahuatl


pitzahuac ehecatl

pitzāhuac ehēcatl (canonical)
pitzauac ehecatl (alternative)

From pitzāhuac (“something thin”) + ehēcatl (“wind”).

Viento liuiano. hecaxoctli. ehecaxoctli. piaciuhtoc / ehecatl. pitzauac ehecatl.

A light wind. hecaxoctli. ehecaxoctli. piaciuhtoc ehecatl. pitzauac ehecatl.


topitzin

Lagartija. cuetzpalin.topitl. topitzin.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 1:


topitl

Lagartija. cuetzpalin.topitl. topitzin.


callalli

From calli (“house”) + tlālli (“earth”).

Solar de caſa. callalli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 110r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 11v. col. 1.

Callalli. a yard or land located beside a house.

Callalli. ſolar o tierra que eſta junto ala caſa.

a yard; a piece of land adjoining a house


malinalli

malīnalli (canonical)
malinale (alternative)
malinali (alternative)

Paja para hazer caſas. ocoçacatl.malinalli.çacacueitl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:

Straw used to build houses. ocoçacatl. malinalli. çacacueitl.

(it is) a twisted or braided grass stalk used as a building material

16th c., Codex Magliabechiano, f. 12v.
Vme maljnalj / q quiere dezir dos / yeruas deſte / nonbre por q tor / çer quiere dezir / maljnale

Vme maljnalj. which means “two weeds of this name”, because maljnale is also to say “to twist”.

(it is) the twelfth of the twenty day signs of the tōnalpōhualli; a bundle of grass growing from a human jaw


iztaccuauhtli

iztāccuāuhtli (canonical)
iztac quauhtli (alternative)
yztacquauhtli (alternative)

From iztāc (“something white”) + cuāuhtli (“eagle”).

Aguila blanca. yztacquauhtli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6v. col. 1:

Idem, f. 49r. col. 2.
Iztac quauhtli . aguila blanca.
Iztac quauhtli. a white eagle.


yacacuitlatl

From yacatl (“nose”) + cuitlatl (“excrement”).

M Ocos de narizes. yacacuitlatl. yacatol / li.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 85v. col. 1:

Mucus from the nose. yacauitlatl. yacatolli.

Idem, f. 22r. col. 1.


yacacuitleh

From yacacuitlatl (“nasal mucus”) + -eh.

Yacacuitle.mocoſo.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 1:

One that has mucus; something or someone mucous.


icnotlacatl

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icnōtlācatl (animate, plural icnōtlācah)

icnōtlācatl (canonical)
icnōtlācah (plural)
ycnotlacatl (alternative)

From icnōtl (“orphan”) + tlācatl (“person, human”).

compound

Miſerable pobre. ycnotlacatl.motolinia.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 172v:

A pitiably poor person. ycnotlacatl. motolinia.

Icnotlacatl. huerfano, o pobre neceſitado.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 33v. col. 1:

Icnotlacatl. an orphan, or a needy or poor person.


cueitl

Cueitl. ſaya,faldellin,faldillas., o naguas.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 16r. col. 1:

Cueitl. a skirt, a short skirt, a petticoat or an underskirt.


chimalmichin

chīmalmichin (canonical)
chimalmichi (alternative)

From chīmalli (“shield”) + michin (“fish”).

Tortuga.ayutl. de mar: chimalmichi (Sahagun)

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2:

A turtle. ayutl. [a turtle] of the sea: chimalmichi. (Sahagun)

A sea turtle, likely Eretmochelys imbricata, the hawksbill sea turtle.


cuauhcaltontli

cuauhcaltōntli (canonical)
quauhcaltontli (alternative)

From cuauhcalli (“wooden cage, cell”) + -tōn.

Iaulapequeña. quauh- / caltontli. quauhcal- / tepiton.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 73r. col. 1:

A small cage. quauhcaltontli. quauhcaltepiton.

Idem, f. 86r. col. 2.

Quauhcaltepiton. a small wooden cage. Quauhcaltontli. the same.

Quauhcaltepiton. jaula de madera pequeña. Quauhcaltontli. idem.

diminutive of cuauhcalli; a small wooden cage.


cuauhcaltepiton

cuauhcaltepitōn (canonical)
quauhcaltepiton (alternative)

From cuauhcalli (“wooden cage, cell”) + tepitōn (“something small”).

Idem, f. 86r. col. 2.


tlaxtlahuiltontli

tlaxtlāhuīltōntli (canonical)
tlaxtlauiltontli (alternative)

From tlaxtlāhuīlli (“daily wage”) + -tōn.

Iornal pequeño deſta manera.tlaxtlauiltontli.

A small wage [paid for a day's work]. tlaxtlauiltontli.

Idem, f. 146v. col. 2.

Tlaxtlauiltontli. a small daily wage or payment.

diminutive of tlaxtlāhuīlli; a daily wage of a small amount.


tlaxtlahuilli

tlaxtlāhuīlli (canonical)
tlaxtlauilli (alternative)

Patientive form of ixtlāhuia, from tla- + ixtlāhuia (“to pay, give payment”).

prefix

Tlaxtlauilli.paga,jornal,ſoldada, reſtitucion o ga- / lardon.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147r. col. 2:

Tlaxtlauilli. a payment, daily wage, salary, restitution or award.

A payment or wage; an award earned through labor.


tlaxtlahuileh

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tlaxtlāhuīleh (animate, plural tlaxtlāhuīlehqueh)

tlaxtlāhuīleh (canonical)
tlaxtlāhuīlehqueh (plural)
tlaxtlauile (alternative)

From tlaxtlāhuīlli (“wage, pay”) + -eh, literally “one who has payment, wage”.

Tlaxtlauile. el que ha recibido la paga, premio, o / galardon de ſu trabajo. / Tlaxtlauileque. los que han recibido la paga de ſu / trabajo, y han ſido galardonados y premiados.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 146v. col. 1:

Tlaxtlauile. one who was received payment, a prize or an award for his work. / Tlaxtlauileque. those who have received payment for their work, and have been rewarded or awarded.

One who has been paid or rewarded for his work.


temetztli

From tetl (“stone”) + mētztli (“moon”), from the oblong shape of lead ingots.

Plomo. temetztli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 96v. col. 1:

Idem, f. 97v. col. 1.


temetzeh

temētzeh (canonical)
temētzehqueh (plural)
temetze (alternative)

Minero,el dueño. temetze.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 85r. col. 1:


cuicanitototl

From cuīcani (“singer”) + tōtōtl (“bird”).

Cuicanitototl. qualquier paxaro q canta mucho.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 26v. col. 1:

Cuicanitototl. any bird that signs a lot.


etiliztli

From etic (“something heavy”) + -liztli.

Peſada coſa. etic. / Peſadumbre aſsi. etiliztli. / Peſo eneſta manera. etiliztli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 95r. col. 2:

Something heavy. etic. / Heaviness like this. etiliztli. / Weight in this manner. etiliztli.

Etiliztli. heaviness.

Idem, f. 29r. col. 1. Etiliztli. perſadumbre. [sic]


teopam mahuizzocan

teōpam māhuizzōcān (canonical)
teopam mauiçocan (alternative)

From teōpan (“temple”) + māhuizzōtl (“honor, glory”) + -cān.

compound

Teopam mauiçocan . el lugar mas digno de vene / racion y ſecreto del templo.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 101r. col. 1:

Teopam mauiçocan. the most secret and most venerable part of the temple.


teopam mauiçocan

teōpam māhuizzōcān
teopam mahuizzocan#Classical_Nahuatl


citlalim popoca

citlālim popōca (canonical)
citlālimpopōca (alternative)
citlālin popōca (alternative)

From citlālin (“star”) + popōca (“to smoke”).

Cometa encendida. citlalimpopoca.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 49r:

A comet [that appears to be] alight. citlalimpopoca.

Cometa encendida. citlalimpopoca.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 27v. col. 2:

Idem, f. 22v. col. 1.

Citlalimpopoca. a comet that remains [visible] for a long time.

Citlalimpopoca . cometa que dura mucho tiempo- / po.


citlalimpopoca

citlālim popōca
citlalim popoca#Classical_Nahuatl


tiyanquiztli

tiyānquiztli (canonical inanimate)
tiyānquiztli (plural)
tianquiztli (alternative)

→ Spanish: tianguis

desctree

→ Spanish: tiangue, tiangui, changue (Philippines)
→ Cebuano: tiyanggi
→ Tagalog: tiyangge, tiangge

¶Plaça lugar donde vendẽ. tianquiztli.tiamicoyan. / tianquizco.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 197r:

A marketplace, the place where they sell [goods]. tianquiztli. tiamicoan. tianquizco.

Mercado lugar. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamaco / yan. tiamicoyan.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 84r. col. 2:

A market, the place. tianquiztli. tianquizco. tlanamacoyan. tiamicoyan.

Idem, f. 113r. col. 1.

(it is) an open-air market held on a fixed market day.


chiucnauhtiyanquiztli

chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli (canonical)
chicunauhtianquiztli (alternative)

From chiucnāhui (“nine”) + tiyānquiztli (“market”).

compound

Feria de nueue ẽ nueue dias.chicunauhtianquiztli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 62v. col. 1:

A market held every nine days. chicunauhtianquiztli.

Idem, f. 20v. col. 2.

Chicunauh tianquiztli. a market or street fair held every nine days.

Chicunauh tianquiztli,mercado o feria de nue- / ue en nueue dias.

An open-air market held every nine days.


chicunauhtianquiztli

obsolete spelling of chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli


cempohualtiyanquiztli

cempōhualtiyānquiztli (canonical)
cempoualtianquiztli (alternative)

From cempōhualli (“twenty”) + tiyānquiztli (“market”).

Feria de veynte en veynte dias. cempoualtiãquiztli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 123r:

A fair [or market] held every twenty days. cempoualtiãquiztli.

an open-air market held every twenty days


macuiltiyanquiztli

mācuīltiyānquiztli (canonical)
macuiltianquiztli (alternative)

From mācuīlli (“five”) + tiyānquiztli (“market”).

Feria de cinco en cinco días. macuiltiãquiztli.

A fair [or market] held every five days. macuiltiãquiztli.

Macuiltianquiztli. feria, o mercado de cinco en / cinco días.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 51r. col. 2:

Macuiltianquiztli. a fair or market that is held every five days.


cempoualtianquiztli

obsolete spelling of cempōhualtiyānquiztli


tiyamicacalli

tiyāmicācalli (canonical)
tiamicacalli (alternative)

From tiyāmictli (“trade”) + ācalli (“boat, canoe”).

Tiamicacalli.nao,barca o canoa de marcaduria.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 112v. col. 2:

Tiamicacalli. a merchant ship, boat or canoe


icnotlacayotl

icnōtlācayōtl (canonical)
ycnotlacayotl (alternative)

From icnōtlācatl (“indigent person, orphan”) + -yōtl.

suffix

Miſeria de pobreza. netoliniliztli. ycnoyotl. ycno- / tlacayotl. ompa onquiça yncococ teopouhqui. / ycnopillotl. toneuiztli. chichinaquiztli. anecini / yncochcayotl.neuhcayotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 85v. col. 1:

Neediness due to poverty. netoliniliztli. ycnoyotl. ycnotlacayotl. ompa onquiça yncococ teopouhqui. ycnopillotl. toneuiztli. chichinaquiztli. anecini. yncochcayotl. neuhcayotl.

Idem, f. 96v. col. 2.
Pobreza. netoliniliztli. ycnotlacayotl.
Poverty. netoliniliztli. ycnotlacayotl.

Idem, f. 33v. col. 1.
Icnotlacayotl . horfandad o miſeria.
Icnotlacayotl. orphanhood or indigence.

Icnotlacayotl . horfandad o miſeria.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 33v. col. 1:


xamixcalli

From xamitl (“brick”) + ixca (“to cook, bake”); compare texcalli (“oven”) and tlaxcalli (“tortilla”).

compound

Ladrillo de barro cozido. xamixcalli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151v:


xamixcalchihualoyan

xamixcalchīhualōyān (canonical)
xamixcal chiualoyan (alternative)

From xamixcalli (“adobe brick”) + chīhualo, passive form of chīhua (“to make”) + -yān.

Ladrilleria donde ſe hazen. xamixcal copinaloyã.xamix / cal chiualoyã.

A brickworks, the place where they [bricks] are made. xamixcal copinaloyã. xamixcal chiualoyã.


xamixcalcopinaloyan

xamixcalcopīnalōyān (canonical)
xamixcal copinaloyan (alternative)

From xamixcalli (“adobe brick”) + copīnalo, passive form of copīna (“to form, mould”) + -yān.


xamixcal chiualoyan

obsolete spelling of xamixcalchīhualōyān


lima cuahuitl

From Spanish lima (“lime”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).

af

Lima el arbol.lima quauitl.xoco quauitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78r. col. 2:

Lime, the tree. lima quaitl. xoco quauitl.


limon cuahuitl

From Spanish limón (“lemon”) + cuahuitl (“tree”).

Limon el arbol.limon quauitl.xocoquauitl.

Lemon, the tree. limon quaitl. xocoquauitl.


apachtli

From ātl (“water”) + pachtli (“Spanish moss”).

compound

Apachtli. ouas que ſe crian dentro del agua.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6v. col. 2:

Any aquatic plant or plantlike organism, such as seaweed, algae or kelp.


acpatl

From ātl (“water”) + icpatl (“string, cord”).

¶Oua que nace enel agua. acpatl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 91r. col. 2:

An aquatic plant or plantlike organism, such as seaweed, algae or kelp.


nacayoh

Carnudo. nacayo. tlaque.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 61v. col. 1.
Nacayo. coſa carnuda y gorda.
Nacayo. a fleshy or brawny thing.


nacayo

first-person singular inalienable possessive singular of ācatl; (it is) my urethra.


teocaltototl

From teōcalli (“church”) + tōtōtl (“bird”).

Pardal o gorrion.molotl. quachichil. teocaltototl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92v. col. 1:

A sparrow or house sparrow. molotl. quachichil. teocaltototl.

Idem, f. 100r. col. 2.

Teocaltototl. a sparrow or house sparrow.

The house sparrow, an introduced species.


cuachihchil

cuāchihchīl (canonical)
quachichil (alternative)

[kʷaːˈt͡ʃiʔ.t͡ʃiːɬ]

An apocopic form of cuāitl (“head”) + chihchīlihui (“to redden”).

Idem, f. 84r. col. 1.


xamixcaltepantli

From xamixcalli (“fired clay brick”) + tepāntli (“wall”).

Pared de ladrillo. xamixcaltepantli.

Idem, f. 158v. col. 1.


xamixcaltexcalli

From xamixcalli (“fired clay brick”) + texcalli (“oven”).

Horno de ladrillo. xamixcaltexcalli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 72r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 158v. col. 1.


centzommayeh

centzommāyeh (canonical)
centzummaye (alternative)

From centzontli (“four hundred”) + māitl (“arm, hand”) + -eh.

Ciento pies otro.centzũmaye.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 35r. col. 1:

Another [kind of] of centipede. centzũmaye.

Idem, f. 18r. col. 2.
Centzummaye . ciento pies.
Centzummaye. a centipede.


ohuihcayotl

ohuihcāyōtl (canonical)
ouicayotl (alternative)

From ohuih (“something difficult or challenging”) + -qui + -yōtl.

suffix

Dificultad. ouitiliztli. ouicayotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45v. col. 1:

Idem, f. 94r. col. 2.
Peligro. outiliztli. ouicayotl. neouican tlatiliztli. / neouican aquiliztli.
Danger. outiliztli. ouicayotl. neouican tlatiliztli. neouican aquiliztli.

Idem, f. 78r. col. 2.


ostia calli

From Spanish ostia (“consecrated host”) + calli (“house”).

af

Oſtiario de oſtias. oſtia calli.

Idem, f. 78r. col. 1.
Oſtia calli. oſtiario para oſtias.
Oſtia calli. a receptacle for consecrated hosts.


iyauhtlaolli

iyauhtlaōlli (canonical)
yauh tlaolli (alternative)
yauh tlaulli (alternative)

From iyahuitl (“blue corn”) + tlaōlli (“grains of maize”).

compound

Maiz negro. yauh tlaolli yauitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80v. col. 2:

Idem, f. 31v. col. 2.
Yauh tlaulli. mayz moreno o negro.
Yauh tlaulli. dark or black maize.


iyahuitl

Maiz negro. yauh tlaolli yauitl.

Idem, f. 31v. col. 2.
Yauh tlaulli. mayz moreno o negro. Yauitl. idem.
Yauh tlaulli. dark or black maize. Yauitl. the same.


totolmolli

tōtolmōlli (canonical)
totolmulli (alternative)

From tōtolin (“chicken”) + mōlli (“broth, stew”).

Manjar de carne.nacamulli.totolmulli.maçamulli. / y aſsi de los de mas.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 81v. col. 1:

A plate made from meat. nacamulli. totolmulli. maçamulli. and likewise for the rest.

A stew prepared with chicken; chicken soup.


atlan chanehqueh

ātlān chānehqueh (canonical)
atlan chaneque (alternative)

Plural of ātlān chāneh (“water dweller”).

Mariſco. ſ. cãgrejos, caracoles.&c. atlan chaneq̃.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 2:

Seafood, that is crabs, shellfish, etc. atlan chaneq̃.


michtlaoyoh

michtlaōyoh (canonical)
michtlaoyo (alternative)

From michin (“fish”) + tlaōyoh (“empanada”).

Empanada de peſcado. michtlaoyo. Y aſsi delas / de mas.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 50v. col. 1:

A fish empanada. michtlaoyo. And likewise for the rest.

Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.
Michtlaoyo. empanada de peſcado.
Michtlaoyo. a fish empanada.


michnamacacan

From *michnāmaca (“to sell fish”) + -cān.

Peſcaderia, donde los venden . michnamacoyan. / michnamacacan.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 95v. col. 1:

A fish market, where they sell them [fish]. michnamacoyan. michnamacacan.

Idem, f. 56r. col. 1.

Michnamacacan. a fish market, a place where it [fish] is sold.

Michnamacacan. peſcaderia, el lugar donde ſe / vende.

A place where fish are sold; a fish market.


nacatlaoyoh

nacatlaōyoh (canonical)
nacatlaoyo (alternative)

From nacatl (“meat”) + tlaōyoh (“empanada”).

Empanada de carne. nacatlaoyo. nacatamalli.

A meat empanada. nacatlaoyo. nacatamalli.

Idem, f. 62r. col. 1.
Nacatlaoyo . empanada o paſtel de carne.
Nacatlaoyo. a meat empanada or pie.


nacatlaolli

nacatlaōlli (canonical)
nacatlaulli (alternative)

From nacatl (“meat”) + tlaōlli (“grains of maize”).

Nacatlaulli. mayz cozido con carne.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 62r. col. 1:

A dish of cooked meat and grains of maize.


nacatlapatzcaayotl

From nacatl (“meat”) + *tlapātzcaāyōtl (“juice”).

Nacatlapatzca ayotl. çumo o ſubſtancia de car- / ne.

Nacatlapatzca ayotl. juice or liquid secreted by meat.


tlahtohcatontli

head

tlahtohcātōntli anim (plural tlahtohcātotōntin)

tlahtohcātōntli (animate canonical)
tlahtohcātotōntin (plural)
tlatocatontli (alternative)

From tlahtoāni (“sovereign, ruler”) + -tōn.

Rey pequeño. tlatocatepiton.tlatocatontli.tlatoani / ton.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 2:

A small king. tlatocatepiton. tlatocatontli. tlatoaniton.

Idem, f. 140v. col. 2.

diminutive of tlahtoāni; (he is) a weak or ineffective sovereign.


tlahtohcatepiton

tlahtohcātepitōn (canonical)
tlatocatepito (alternative)
tlatocatepiton (alternative)

From tlahtohqui (“sovereign, ruler”) + tepitōn (“something small”).

compound

Idem, f. 140v. col. 1.

diminutive of tlahtohqui, a small or ineffective sovereign.


tlahtoaniton

diminutive of tlahtoāni, a small or ineffective sovereign.


tlahtohcatlatquitl

tlahtohcātlatquitl (canonical)
tlatoca tlatquitl (alternative)

From tlahtohqui (“chief, sovereign”) + tlatquitl (“estate, property”).

Tlatoca tlatquitl. hazienda de rey, o de grandes / ſeñores.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 140v. col. 2:

Tlatoca tlatquitl. the estate of the king, or of great lords.

The property and possessions of the king or sovereign.


atlacomolatl

ātlacomōlātl (canonical)
atlacomulatl (alternative)

From ātlacomōlli (“a well”) + ātl (“water”).

Agua de pozo. aolhuazatl. atlacomolatl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6r. col. 1:

Water from a well. aolhuazatl. atlacomolatl.

Idem, f. 8r. col. 1.


amoxtlahcuiloh

āmoxtlahcuiloh (canonical)
amoxtlacuilo (alternative)

From āmoxtli (“book”) + tlahcuiloh (“scribe”).

Eſcriuano de libros. amoxtlacuilo.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 58r. col. 1:

Idem, f. 5v. col. 2.

A scribe; a person who writes books by hand.


chicoxxihuitl

chicōxxihuitl (canonical)
chicōnxihuitl (alternative)
chicoxxiuitl (alternative)

From chicōme (“seven”) + xihuitl (“year”).

Siete años, tiempo chicoxxiuitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 109r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 20r. col. 2.


acoatl

ſerpiente del agua. acoatl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 108v. col. 2:

Idem, f. 2v. col. 1.


aehecatl

A Ehecatl. el viento que trae el aguace- / ro, o la maerea . i.el viento que viene de / la mar.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 3r. col. 1:

A Ehecatl. the wind that brings the rains or pushes the tides, the wind that comes from the sea.

An oceanic wind, wind blowing inland from the sea.


xicama

xīcama (canonical)
xīcamatl (alternative)

Xicama. cierta rayz queſe come cruda y es muy / dulce.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 159r. col. 1:

Xicama. a certain root that is eaten raw and is very sweet.

hícamas→ Cebuano: singkamas→ English: jicama

sincamas→? Malay: sengkuang→ Tagalog: singkamas→ English: singkamas→ Tagalog: hikama→ Yogad: singkamas


xipintontli

Xipintontli. prepucio pequeño.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 159r. col. 2:

diminutive of xipintli; a small foreskin


xilotlah

xīlōtlah (canonical)
xilotla (alternative)

From xīlōtl (“unripe ear of maize”) + -tlah.

Tiempo de xilotl. xilotla.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 113r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 159r. col. 2.

Xilotl. a tender ear of maize that is yet to ripen. / Xilotla. season of these ears of maize.

Xilotl. maçorca de mayz tierna y por quajar. / Xilotla. tiempo deſtas maçorcas.

the season when ears of maize are still unripe


ocoxochitl

From ocōtl (“pinewood torch”) + xōchitl (“flower”).

A species of flowering herb, Didymaea alsinoides.


Caxtillan ocoxochitl

Caxtīllān ocōxōchitl (canonical)
castillan ocoxochitl (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) + ocōxōchitl (“flowering herb”).

Trebol yerua.lomiſmo. vel,caſtillan ocoxochitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115r. col. 1:

A clover, the weed. the same, or caſtillan ocoxochitl.


trebol

Borrowed from Spanish trébol, from Catalan trèvol, from Latin trifolium, from Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon, “clover”).


xopilchicuace

xopilchicuacē (canonical)
xopilchiquace (alternative)

Ombre de ſeys dedos enlos pies. xopilchiquace.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90v. col. 1:

A man with six toes on his feet. xopilchiquace.

Idem, f. 161r. col. 2.

Xopilchiquace. a man with six toes on his feet.

Xopilchiquace. hombre de ſeis dedos enlos pies.

A person with six toes on one or both feet.


xocotexxoh

Leudado pan. tlaxocotexuilli.xocotexxotlaxcalli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 154r:

Leavened bread. tlaxocotexuilli. xocotexxotlaxcalli.


xocotexxoh tlaxcalli

From xocotexxoh (“something leavened”) + tlaxcalli (“bread”).


quiyotl

Spanish: quiote

Perhaps irregularly from quilitl (“weed, plant”) + -yotl.

Tallo de yerua. quiyotl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 231r:


quiyoyoh

quiyōyoh (canonical)
quiyoyo (alternative)

Talluda coſa aſsi. quiyoyo.

A thick-stemmed thing in that manner. quiyoyo.

A plant with a thick stem, or one with many stems.


ilhuitlapohualamoxtli

ilhuitlapōhualāmoxtli (canonical)
ilhuitlapoal amoxtli (alternative)
ylhui tlapoal amuxtli (alternative)

From ilhuitl (“day”) + tlapōhualli (“enumeration”) + āmoxtli (“book”).

Calendario. ylhui tlapoal amuxtli.ſanctome ic yn- / tonal moquetza.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 2:

A calendar. ylhui tlapoal amuxtli. ſanctome ic yntonal moquetza.

Idem, f. 37v. col. 1.
Ilhuitlapoal amoxtli. calendario.
Ilhuitlapoal amoxtli. a calendar.


tzilacayohtli

tzilacāyohtli (canonical)
tzilacayutli (alternative)

Spanish: chilacayote

Based on āyohtli (“gourd”) + the undefined modifier *tzilacatl.

Calabaça blanca y muy liſa. tzilacayutli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 1:

A white and very smooth squash. tzilacayutli.

Cucurbita ficifolia, a species of soft squash.


ayohtli

→ Central Huasteca Nahuatl: ayojtli

→ Central Nahuatl: ayohtli

→ Spanish: ayote

ayotli (alternative)
ayutli (alternative)
āyohtli (alternative)

Calabaça generalmente.ayutli.ayutetl.

Idem, f. 3v. col. 2.


itzcuinconetl

itzcuinconētl (canonical)
ytzcuinconetl (alternative)

From itzcuintli (“dog”) + conētl (“child”).

Cachorro, perro de poca edad. ytzcuinconetl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 2:

A pup, a dog of a young age. ytzcuinconetl.


mictlancayotl

From mictlāntli (“underworld, hell”) + -qui + -yōtl.

Ynfernal coſa. mictlan cayotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 75r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 56r. col. 2.
Mictlancayotl.coſa infernal, o del infierno.
Mictlancayotl. something infernal, or from hell.

Something infernal, hellish or chthonic.


ahpohualiztli

ahpōhualiztli (canonical)
apoualiztli (alternative)

From ah- + pōhualli (“count”) + -liztli.

Ynfinidad aſsi. atlamaliztli. apoualiztli.

Infinity in this manner. atlamaliztli. apoualiztli.


ilhuitlapoal amoxtli

obsolete spelling of ilhuitlapōhualāmoxtli


centlachipiniltontli

Gota pequeña. centlachipiniltontli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 131v:

diminutive of centlachipinīlli; a small drop, a droplet.


yacatotonaton

yacatotonatōn (canonical)
yacatotonato (alternative)

From yacatotona (“wheat weevil larva”) + -tōn.

suffix

Gorgojo pequeño. yacatotontli. yacatotonato.ocuiltõtli. / ocuilton.

A small weevil. yacatotontli. yacatotonato. ocuiltõtli. ocuilton.

Gorgojo pequeño. yacatototõtli. yacatotonato. o / cuiltontli. ocuilton.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 66r. col. 1:

A small weevil. yacatototõtli. yacatotonato. ocuiltontli. ocuilton.

diminutive of yacatotona; the small larva of the wheat weevil.


tlazolli

tlazōlli (canonical)
tlahzolli (alternative)
tlaçolli (alternative)

Vaſura. tlaçolli. tlachpanalli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 240v:

Vaſura. tlaçolli.tlachpanalli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 116r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 118v. col. 1.
Tlaçolli. vaſura que echan enel muladar.
Tlaçolli. trash that they throw in the midden.


ayauhcozamalotl

āyauhcōzamālōtl (canonical)
ayauh coçamalotl (alternative)

From āyahuitl (“haze, fog”) + cōzamālōtl (“rainbow”).

compound

Arco del cielo. ayauh coçamalotl. coçamalotl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v:

A rainbow. ayauh coçamalotl. coçamalotl.

Idem, f. 3r. col. 2.
Ayauh coçamalotl. arco del cielo.
Ayauh coçamalotl. a rainbow.

(it is) a rainbow produced on fog; a fogbow.


cacamatl

Perhaps a frequentative form of camatl (“mouth, lips”).

Cacamatl . mazorcas pequeñas de mayz, que na / en cabe la maçorca mayor.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10v. col. 1:

Cacamatl. small ears of maize that grow adjacent a bigger one.

a small ear of corn that grows as an offshoot of a larger one


ticiyotl

tīciyōtl (canonical)
ticiotl (alternative)

From ticitl (“healer, soothsayer”) + -yōtl.

Ticiotl. arte demedicina, o coſa de medicos, o a- / diuinacion por agueros . ſ . agoreria de echar / ſuertes.

Ticiotl. the art of medicine, or that related to healers, or divination by omens, that is, the drawing lots.

Adiuinacion aſsi. ticiyotl. tlapoaliztli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4v. col. 1:

Divination in this manner. ticiyotl. tlapoaliztli.

Idem, f. 113r. col. 2.


yohuac moteittitia

yohuac motēittītia (canonical)
youac moteittitia (alternative)

Literally “at night it appears before others”, from yohuac (“at night”) + mo- (“to itself”) + tē- (“to all, everybody”) + ittītia (“to make see”).

Youac moteittitia. fantaſma q parece denoche.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 41v. col. 1:

Youac moteittitia. a ghost that appears at night.

(it is) a nocturnal ghost or apparition, especially one seen as an evil omen.


tepozmaccuauhtepiton

tepozmāccuauhtepitōn (canonical)
tepuzmacquauhtepito (alternative)

From tepozmāccuahuitl (“sword”) + tepitōn (“something small”).

Eſpada pequeña. tepuzmacquauhtepito. tepuz- / macquauhtontli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 59r. col. 1:

A small sword. tepuzmacquauhtepito. tepuzmacquauhtontli.

diminutive of tepozmāccuahuitl; a small sword.


tepozmaccuauhtontli

tepozmāccuauhtōntli (canonical)
tepuzmacquauhtontli (alternative)


puñaltontli

From puñal (“dagger”) (borrowed from Spanish) + -tōn.

Puñal pequeño. puñaltontli.tepuzteixiliuaniton.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 205r:

A small dagger. puñaltontli. tepuzteixiliuaniton.

Puñal pequeño. puñaltontli. tepuzteixiliuaniton.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 100r. col. 1:


citlaltzintli

Eſtrella pequeña. citlalton.citlaltepito. citlaltontli. citlal- / tzintli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 120r:

A small star. citlalton. citlaltepito. citlaltontli. citlaltzintli.

Eſtrella pequeña.citlalton.citlaltepiton. citlaltontli. / citlaltzintli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 61r. col. 2:

A small star. citlalton. citlaltepiton. citlaltontli. citlaltzintli.


teocaltontli

teōcaltōntli (canonical)
teucaltontli (alternative)

From teōcalli (“temple, church”) + -tōn.

Templo pequeño. teupantontli.teucaltontli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 233r:

A small temple. teupantontli. teucaltontli.

diminutive of teōcalli; a small temple or church.


teopantontli

teōpantōntli (canonical)
teupantontli (alternative)

From teōpantli (“temple, church”) + -tōn.

diminutive of teōpantli; a small temple or church.


tlaltetontli

From tlāltetl (“clump of earth”) + -tōn.

Terroncillo pequeño terron. tlaltetonti.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 233v:

A little clump of earth, a small clump. tlaltetontli.

Tlaltetontli. terron pequeño.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 124v. col. 2:

diminutive of tlāltetl; a small clump of earth.


ocuilin cuacuahueh

ocuilin cuācuahueh (canonical)
ocuilin quaquaue (alternative)

From ocuilin (“worm, caterpillar”) + cuācuahueh (“something horned”).

Guſano con cuernos. ocuilin quaquque.maçacouatl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 134r:

A horned worm. ocuilin quaquaue. maçaocuatl.

Ocuilin quaquaue . guſano con cuernezillos.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 1:

Ocuilin quaqueue. a worm with little horns.


tecpan

Palacio real. tecpan.tlatocan.totecuacan.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187r:

A royal palace. tecpan. tlatocan. totecuacan.

Tecpan. caſa o palacio real, a de algun ſeñor de / ſalua.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93r. col. 2:

Tecpan. a royal manor or place, or of a favored nobleman.

A royal or aristocratic residence; a palace or mansion.


tecuacan

Euphonic extension of *tēuccān, formed irregularly from tēuctli (“lord, nobleman”) + -cān, which should yield *tēccān.


tlatlapoloniton

Llaue pequeña. tlatlapoloniton.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 159r:


amiquiztli

An elision of āmiquiliztli, from āmiqui (“to thirst”).

Sed gana de beuer. amiquiztli. amiquiliztli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 222r:

Thirst, wanting to drink. amiquiztli. amiquiliztli.

ſed gana de beuer.amiquiztli.amiquiliztli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 107v. col. 2:

Idem, f. 5r. col. 1.

Amiquiliztli. thirst, or immortality. Amiquiztli. the same.

Amiquiliztli. ſed o immortalidad. / Amiquiztli . idem.


tlaoctacaantli

From tla- (“thing”) + octacaāna (“to use as a model, copy”).

prefix

Tlaoctacaantli. coſa de que ſe ſaca otra, aſsi / como vna imagen dela qualſacan y pintan o- / tra, o alguna ygleſia, dela qual ſe toma la traça / para hazer otra como ella. &c.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 129v. col. 2:

Tlaoctacaantli. something from which another is derived, such as an image from which another is made or painted, or a church that is traced to make another like it, etc.


apizzotl

āpīzzōtl (canonical)
apiçotl (alternative)
apizçotl (alternative)

Gula. apizçotl. tlacaçollotl. cuitlaxcollaueliloca- / yotl. xixincuiyotl.xiuixcollotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 67v. col. 1:

Gluttony. apizçotl. tlacaçollotl. cuitlaxcollauelilocayotl. xixincuiyotl. xiuixcollotl.

Idem, f. 7r. col. 1.
Apiçotl. gula o glotonia.
Apiçotl. greed or gluttony.


xoloitzcuintli

desc

→ Central Nahuatl: xoloitzcuintli, xoloitzkuintli

→ Spanish: xoloitzcuintle, xoloscuintle

From Xolotl (“Xolotl,” a god associated with death) + itzcuintli (“dog”).

16th c.: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 11, f. 17r. col. 1.
¶ Otros perrillos •criauan, que / llamauan xoloitzcujntli que pe / njtas njngun pelo tenjan, ydenoche abrigauan los, cõ mantas para dor / mjr. Eſtos perros, no, nacen aſsi: sino / que de pequeños los vntan con reſina, / que se llama oxitl y con esto seles ca / ye el pelo, quedando el cuerpo / muy liso.
¶ They bred another dog, which they called xoloitzcujntli, that barely had any hair. At night the covered them with blankets to sleep. These dogs are not born this way, rather, they cover them with a resin called oxitl when they are young, causing their hair to all off, and thus exposing their tender body.

The Mexican hairless; a landrace dog with both coated and hairless varieties.


ohxitl

16th century, Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1, f. ? col. ?
yn oxitl ynacaio muchioaia

Vnguento. tlanelchicolpatli. oxitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 2:

Idem, f. 78v. col. 2.
Oxitl. vnguento hecho de trementina.
Oxitl. an unguent made from turpentine.


tlaxcalatolli

From tlaxcalli (“tortilla”) + ātōlli (“atole”).

compound

Papas para niños. tlaxcalatolli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 2:

Idem, f. 145v. col. 1.

Tlaxcalatolli. [atole with] bread crumbs or morsels.

A pap made from atole and tortilla morsels.


Caxtillan epazotl

Caxtīllān epazōtl (canonical)
castillan epaçotl (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) + epazōtl (“epazote”).

Yerua buena. caſtillan epaçotl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 146v:


tocaamatl

From tōcāitl (“name”) + āmatl (“paper”).

Matricula de nombres propios. toca amatl. tepoualamatl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 166r:

A register of personal names. toca amatl. tepoualamatl.


altepenanyotl

From āltepētl (“altepetl, city-state”) + nānyōtl (“womb”).

[M]atriz de las cibdades. alatepenanyotl.

The womb among the cities. alatepenanyotl.

A metropolis, a region or state's largest or capital city.


nabox

From Spanish nabos, plural of nabo, from Latin nāpus. Compare hīcox (“fig”).

N Aboluengo y delgado. mimilt icnabox. / Nabo redondo. ololtic nabox.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 178v:

A long and thin turnip. mimilticnabox. / A round turnip. ololtic nabox.


macahuitl

macahuitl, a knapped obsidian blade used in Mesoamerican cultures.


temecahuitequini

tēmecahuītequini (canonical)
temecauitequini (alternative)

From tēmecahuītequi (“to whip, lash”) + -ni.

Açotador. temecauitequini.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 6v:


chiyancaca

Spanish: chancaca

Açucar negro deſta tierra. chiancaca.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 7r:

A dark, marzipan-like paste used as a sweetener.


Caxtillan chiyancaca

Caxtīllān chiyancaca (canonical)
castillan chiancaca (alternative)

Spanish: chancaca

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) + chiyancaca (“marzipane-like sweetener”).

Açucar negro deſta tierra. chiancaca. / Açucar de caſtilla. lo meſmo. vel.caſtillan chiancaca.

Black sugar of this land. chiancaca. / Castilian sugar. the same, or caſtillan chiancaca.


alcaldeyotl

Alcaldia. alcaldeyotl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 14r:


zoyacapolin

Equivalent to zoyatl (“palm tree”) + capolin (“wild cherry”).

Datiles. çoya capuli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 66v:


tlatlatlahtlalilli

tlatlatlahtlālīlli (canonical)
tlatlatlatlalilli (alternative)

From tla- + the patientive form of tlatlahtlālilia, honorific form of tlahtlālilia (“to undress”).

Deſnudo. tlapetlauhtli. tlapepetlauhtli. tlatlatlatlalilli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 79r:

Nude. tlapetlauhtli. tlapepetlauhtli. tlatlatlatlalilli.


youac moteittitia

yohuac motēittītia
yohuac moteittitia#Classical_Nahuatl


tlahcuilolli

tlahcuilōlli (canonical)
tlacuilolli (alternative)

From tla- + ihcuiloa (“to write, draw”) + -lli.

Pintada coſa. tlacuilolli. / […] Pintura. tlacuilolli. tlacuiloliztli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 196v:

Something painted. tlacuilolli. / […] A painting. tlacuilolli. tlacuiloliztli.

Eſcriptura como quiera. tlacuilloli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 112v:

Something written; writing, a written document.


cexiuhtlahcuilolli

cexiuhtlahcuilōlli (canonical)
cexiuhtlacuilolli (alternative)

From ce (“one”) + xihuitl (“year”) + tlahcuilōlli (“written document”).

Yſtoria de año en año. cexiuamatl. cexiuhtlacuilolli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151r:

A record kept year by year. cexiuamatl. cexiuhtlacuilolli.


cexiuhamatl

cexiuhāmatl (canonical)
cexiuamatl (alternative)

From ce (“one”) + xihuitl (“year”) + āmatl (“document”).


cecemilhuitlahcuilolli

cecemilhuitlahcuilōlli (canonical)
cecemilhuitlacuilolli (alternative)

From cecen (“each one”) + ilhuitl (“day”) + tlahcuilōlli (“written document”).

Yſtoria de dia en dia. cecemilhuitlacuilolli. cecenilhuiamoxtli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f:

A record kept day by day. cecemilhuitlacuilolli. cecenilhuiamoxtli.

a record of events by days, or one kept daily; a diary


amatlahcuilolli

āmatlahcuilōlli (canonical)
amatlacuilolli (alternative)

From āmatl (“paper”) + tlahcuilōlli (“written document”).

Carta eſcripta. amatlacuilolli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 45r:

Idem, f. 154r.

A letter, a written message. amatlacuilolli.


cecemilhuitlacuilolli

obsolete spelling of cecemilhuitlahcuilōlli


castillan chiancaca

Caxtīllān chiyancaca
Caxtillan chiyancaca#Classical_Nahuatl

obsolete spelling of Caxtīllān chiyancaca


centlacolmetztli

From centlacol (“half”) + mētztli (“moon”).

Media luna. centlacol metztli. tlapanqui meztli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 167r:

The half-moon. centlacol metztli. tlapanqui meztli.


tecuicihtli

tecuicihtin (plural)
tecuicitli (alternative)

Uncertain. Compare tēcuihtli, an archaic variant of tēuctli (“lord”), and cihtli (“hare”).

Cangrejo. tecuicitli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 42v:

Tecuicitli. cangrejo.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 93v. col. 1:

Cangrejo. tecuicitli.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 24r. col. 1:


cotaloliztli

From cotaloa (“to snore, grunt, croak”) + -liztli.

suffix

Ronquido. ycotoquiliztli. cotaloliztli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 217v:

Canto de rana. cotaloliztli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 43v:

Gruñido de puerco. cotaloliztli. quiquinaquiliztli. nanalcaliztli. tzatziliztli.

The grunt of a pig. cotaloliztli. quiquinaquiliztli. nanalcaliztli. tzatziliztli.


iztaxalli

iztaxālli (canonical)
yzta xalli (alternative)

Sal de mar. yzta xalli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 220r:


apoctli

Baho que ſale del agua. apoctli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 30v:

Steam that emanates from the water. apoctli.


quehquelli

Coxquillas. quequelli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 57r:


tlacatecoloxocohuitztli

tlācatecolōxocohuitztli (canonical)
tlacatecoloxocouitztli (alternative)

From tlācatecolōtl (“demon”) + xocotl (“fruit”) + huitztli (“thorn”).

compound

Abrojo otro de la tierra.tlacatecoloxocouitztli. tlacatecolo / uitztli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 3r:

Another kind of brier that grows on land. tlacatecoloxocouitztli. tlacatecolouitztli.

A brier or other thorny herbaceous plant.


nealtilatl

From ne- + the patientive form of āltia (“to wash, bathe”) + ātl (“water”).

. Agua do ſe bañan. nealtilatl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10v:

Water set aside for bathing; a bath, baths.


Caxtillan camohtli

Caxtīllān camohtli (canonical)
castillã camotli (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + camohtli (“sweet potato”).

çanahoria lo miſmo.vel. caſtillã camotli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 61r:

A carrot. the same, or caſtillã camotli.


Caxtillan pitzahuac etl

Caxtīllān pitzāhuac etl (canonical)
castillan pitzauac etl (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + pitzāhuac (“something small”) + etl (“bean”), literally “small Spanish bean”.

Lentejas legunbre. caſtillan pitzauac etl.

Lentils, the legume. caſtillan pitzauac etl.


Caxtillan texocooctli

Caxtīllān texocooctli (canonical)
castillã texoco octli (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + texocotl (“wild apple”) + octli (“pulque, wine”).

Vino de mançanas. caſtilla texoco octli.mãçana octli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 244r:

Wine [made] from apples. caſtilla texoco octli. mãçana octli.


Caxtillan tlahtolli

Caxtīllān tlahtōlli (canonical)
castillã tlatolli (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) + tlahtōlli (“language”).

Romance lengua romana. roma tlahtolli.castillã tlatolli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 217r:

Romance, a Roman language. roma tlahtolli.castillã tlatolli.


Caxtillan nacatlaoyoh tlaxcalli

head

Caxtīllān nacatlaōyoh tlaxcalli (inanimate)

Caxtīllān nacatlaōyoh tlaxcalli (canonical)
castillan nacatlaoyo tlaxcalli (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + nacatlaōyoh (“meat-filled pastry”) + tlaxcalli (“bread”).

compound

Paſtel de carne. caſtillan nacatlaoyo tlaxcalli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 190v:

Meatloaf. caſtillan nacatlaoyo tlaxcalli.


Caxtillan copalli

Caxtīllān copalli (canonical)
castillã copalli (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + copalli (“copal”).

Eſtoraque olor. castillã copalli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 119v:

A fragrant resin or incense of European origin; storax.


michhuatzalli

From michin (“fish”) + tlahuātzalli (“something dried”), with the loss of the substantival element tla- (“thing”), as the element michin is a noun. Attested indirectly through a diminutive form in the compound Caxtīllān michhuātzaltepitōn (“dried sardine, herring”).

1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 221v.
Sardina arecada pece conocido. caſtillã michuatzaltepitõ.
A dried sardine, a known [type of] fish. caſtillã michuatzaltepitõ.


camohtli

desctree

→ Spanish: camote
Chavacano: camote
→ English: camote
→ Tagalog: kamote, kamuti — obsolete
→ Hokkien: ka-mú-tī

Turma de tierra o coſa aſſi. camotli.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239r:

A truffle of the earth or something of the sort. camotli.

Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas#Translingual

the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant, Ipomoea batatas


Caxtillan tzaucxochitl

Caxtīllān tzaucxōchitl (canonical)
castillan tzacuxochitl (alternative)

From Caxtīllān (“Spain, something Spanish”) + tzaucxōchitl (“orchid”).

compound

Lirio. tzacuxochitl.caſtillan tzacuxochitl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 156v:

A bulbous flowering plant of Spanish import; an iris or lily.


tetzilacatl

percussion instrument
percussion instrument

A ceremonial percussion instrument of Aztec origin; consisting of a concave copper tray suspended from a rope, which is struck with a small, metal mallet or with the hand.


noteouh

first-person singular possessive singular of teōtl; (he, she or it is) my god; deity.


nocal

first-person singular possessive singular of calli; (it is) my house.

first-person singular possessive plural of calli; (they are) my houses.


nopil

first-person singular possessive of pilli; my child, my son.


monan

second-person singular possessive of nāntli; your mother.


tonan

first-person plural possessive of nāntli; (she is) our mother.


amonan

second-person plural possessive of nāntli; your mother.


tonahuan

tonāhuān (canonical)
tonānhuān (alternative)

first-person singular possessive plural of nāntli; (they are) our mothers.


mocal

second-person singular possessive of calli; your house, your home.

second-person singular possessive plural of calli; your houses, your homes.


ical

third-person singular possessive of calli; his, her or its house or home.

third-person singular possessive plural of calli; his, her or its houses or homes.


incal

third-person plural possessive of calli; their house or home.

third-person plural possessive plural of calli; their houses or homes.


tocal

first-person plural possessive of calli; our house or home.

first-person plural possessive plural of calli; our houses or homes.


amocal

first-person plural possessive singular of calli; your house or home.

first-person plural possessive plural of calli; your houses or homes.


notoca

first-person singular possessive of tōcāitl; my name.

first-person singular possessive plural of tōcāitl; my names.


tonantzin

[tòˈnáːn̥t͡sìn̥]

From to- (“our”) + nāntli (“mother”) + -tzin.

first-person plural honorific possessive of nāntli; (she is) our (revered; beloved) mother.


iyeliz

third-person singular possessive of yeliztli; his, her or its nature or being.


totepeuh

first-person plural possessive singular of tepētl; (it is) our mountain.


imeuh

third-person plural possessive singular of etl; their bean.

third-person plural possessive plural of etl; their beans.


imeuh

From ī- (“his, her, its”) + metl (“agave plant”).

third-person singular possessive singular of metl; his, her or its agave plant.

third-person singular possessive plural of metl; his, her or its agave plants.


icoauh

[iːˈkóː.aːʍ]

third-person singular possessive of cōātl; his, her or its snake.


imichhuan

third-person singular possessive plural of michin; (they are) his, her or its fish.


immichhuan

third-person plural possessive plural of michin; their fish.


icue

third-person singular possessive of cuēitl; his, her or its skirt.

third-person singular possessive plural of cuēitl; his, her or its skirts.


nomiquiz

first-person singular possessive singular of miquiztli; my death.

first-person singular possessive plural of miquiztli; my deaths.


icihuauh

third-person singular possessive of cihuātl; (she is) his wife.


nocihuauh

first-person singular possessive of cihuātl; (she is) my wife.


mocihuauh

second-person singular possessive of cihuātl; (she is) your wife.


icihuahuan

third-person singular possessive plural of cihuātl; (they are) his wives.


nocihuahuan

first-person singular possessive plural of cihuātl; (they are) my wives; women.


mocihuahuan

second-person singular possessive plural of cihuātl; (they are) your wives.


icihuahuahtzin

third-person singular honorific possessive plural of cihuātl; (they are) his (honorable; beloved) wives.


tocihuahuan

first-person plural possessive plural of cihuātl; (they are) our wives; women.


icihuayo

third-person singular inalienable possessive of cihuātl; (it is) her womb; uterus.


in amauh in amotepeuh

second-person plural possessive of āltepētl; (it is) your altepetl; city.


amauh

second-person plural possessive of ātl; (it is) your water.


amotepeuh

second-person plural possessive singular of tepētl; (it is) your mountain.


in mauh in motepeuh

second-person singular possessive of āltepētl; (it is) your altepetl; city.


in amatzin in amotepetzin

second-person plural honorific possessive of āltepētl; (it is) your (great, honorable) altepetl; city.


totlahtohcauh

first-person plural possessive of tlahtoāni; (he is) our sovereign.


itlahtohcayohuan

third-person singular inalienable possessive plural of tlahtoāni; (they are) his or her sovereigns.


ipillohuan

third-person singular inalienable possessive plural of pilli; (they are) his or her nobles; nobility.


iquillo

third-person singular inalienable possessive of quilitl; its leaves; foliage.


nochichitohuan

first-person singular possessive plural of chichitōn; my small dogs.


huauhquiltamalli

From huauhquilitl (“amaranth leaves”) + tamalli (“tamale”).

A tamale cooked with wild amaranth leaves.


ihuauhquiltamal

third-person singular possessive of huauhquiltamalli; (it is) his tamale cooked with amaranth leaves.

huauhquiltamalli

third-person singular possessive plural of huauhquiltamalli; (they are) his tamales cooked with amaranth leaves.


moteucyo

second-person singular inalienable possessive of tēuctli; (he is) your lord; master.


moteucyohuan

second-person singular inalienable possessive plural of tēuctli; (they are) your lords; masters.


imacal

third-person plural possessive plural of ācalli; (they are) their boats; canoes.

third-person plural possessive of ācalli; (it is) their boat; canoe.


nocih

first-person singular possessive singular of cihtli; (she is) my grandmother.


tocih

first-person plural possessive singular of cihtli; (she is) our grandmother.


mocih

second-person singular possessive singular of cihtli; (she is) your grandmother.


intah

third-person plural possessive singular of tahtli; (he is) their father.


totah

first-person plural possessive singular of tahtli; (he is) our father.


notah

first-person singular possessive singular of tahtli; (he is) my father.


motah

second-person singular possessive singular of tahtli; (he is) your father.


totahhuan

first-person plural possessive plural of tahtli; (they are) our fathers.


ioc

third-person singular possessive singular of octli; (it is) his, her or its pulque; wine.


imoc

third-person plural possessive singular of octli; (it is) their pulque; wine.


inteopixcauh

third-person plural possessive singular of teōpixqui; (he is) their priest.


toteopixcauh

first-person plural possessive singular of teōpixqui; (he is) our priest.


toteopixcahuan

first-person plural possessive plural of teōpixqui; (they are) our priests.


iyauh

in īyāuh chipilin

third-person singular possessive singular of ātl; (it is) its water; liquid.


imezzo

third-person plural inalienable possessive singular of eztli; (it is) their blood.


inacayo

third-person singular inalienable possessive singular of nacatl; (it is) his, her or its flesh.


nonacayo

first-person singular inalienable possessive singular of nacatl; (it is) my body; flesh.


monacayo

second-person singular inalienable possessive singular of nacatl; (it is) your flesh.


tonacayo

first-person plural inalienable possessive singular of nacatl; (it is) our flesh.


amonacayo

second-person plural inalienable possessive singular of nacatl; (it is) your flesh.


innacayo

third-person plural inalienable possessive singular of nacatl; (it is) their flesh.


ilhuicaaxalli

From ilhuicaātl (“ocean”) + xālli (“sand”).


immiccahuan

third-person plural possessive plural of micqui; (they are) their dead; deceased.


totec

first-person plural possessive singular of tēuctli; (he is) our lord.


nochimal

first-person singular possessive singular of chīmalli; (it is) my shield.

first-person singular possessive plural of chīmalli; (they are) my shields.


mochimal

second-person singular possessive singular of chīmalli; (it is) your shield.

second-person singular possessive plural of chīmalli; (they are) your shields.


ichimal

[iːˈt͡ʃíː.maɬ]

third-person singular possessive singular of chīmalli; (it is) his, her or its shield.

third-person singular possessive plural of chīmalli; (they are) his, her or its shields.


inchimal

third-person plural possessive singular of chīmalli; (it is) their shield.

third-person plural possessive plural of chīmalli; (they are) their shields.


tochimal

first-person plural possessive singular of chīmalli; (it is) our shield.

first-person plural possessive plural of chīmalli; (they are) our shields.


amochimal

second-person plural possessive singular of chīmalli; (it is) your shield.

second-person plural possessive plural of chīmalli; (they are) your shields.


nocuitl

first-person singular possessive singular of cuitlatl; (it is) my excrement.


mocuitl

second-person singular possessive singular of cuitlatl; (it is) your excrement.


icuitl

[ˈíː.kʷit͡ɬ]

third-person singular possessive singular of cuitlatl; (it is) his, her or its excrement.


tocuitl

first-person plural possessive singular of cuitlatl; (it is) our excrement.


amocuitl

second-person plural possessive singular of cuitlatl; (it is) your excrement.


incuitl

[ˈíːŋ.kʷit͡ɬ]

third-person plural possessive singular of cuitlatl; (it is) their excrement.


itlahtol

[iːˈt͡ɬáʔ.toːɬ]

third-person singular possessive singular of tlahtōlli; (it is) his or her language; way of speaking.

tlahtōlli

third-person singular possessive plural of tlahtōlli; (they are) his or her languages; ways of speaking.


intlahtol

[iːnˈt͡ɬáʔ.toːɬ]

third-person plural possessive singular of tlahtōlli; (it is) their language; way of speaking.

third-person plural possessive plural of tlahtōlli; (they are) their languages; ways of speaking.


noquichcho

first-person singular possessive singular of oquichchōtl; (it is) my seed; semen.


inchil

[ˈíːn.t͡ʃiːɬ]

third-person plural possessive singular of chīlli; (it is) their chili pepper.

third-person plural possessive plural of chīlli; (they are) their chili peppers.


nochil

[ˈnó.t͡ʃiːɬ]

first-person singular possessive singular of chīlli; (it is) my chili pepper.

first-person singular possessive plural of chīlli; (they are) my chili peppers.


ichil

[ˈíː.t͡ʃiːɬ]

third-person singular possessive singular of chīlli; (it is) his, her or its chili pepper.

third-person singular possessive plural of chīlli; (they are) his, her or its chili peppers.


tochil

[ˈtó.t͡ʃiːɬ]

first-person plural possessive singular of chīlli; (it is) our chili pepper.

first-person plural possessive plural of chīlli; (they are) our chili peppers.


amochil

second-person plural possessive singular of chīlli; (it is) your chili pepper.

second-person plural possessive plural of chīlli; (they are) your chili peppers.


nonacaz

first-person singular possessive singular of nacaztli; (it is) my ear.

first-person singular possessive plural of nacaztli; (they are) my ears.


itiyanquiz

third-person singular possessive singular of tiyānquiztli; (it is) his, her or its marketplace.

third-person singular possessive plural of tiyānquiztli; (they are) his, her or its marketplaces.


intiyanquiz

third-person plural possessive singular of tiyānquiztli; (it is) their marketplace.

third-person plural possessive plural of tiyānquiztli; (they are) their marketplaces.


totiyanquiz

first-person plural possessive singular of tiyānquiztli; (it is) our marketplace.

first-person plural possessive plural of tiyānquiztli; (they are) our marketplaces.


amotiyanquiz

second-person plural possessive singular of tiyānquiztli; (it is) your marketplace.

second-person plural possessive plural of tiyānquiztli; (they are) your marketplaces.


icpal

third-person singular possessive singular of icpalli; (it is) his, her or its seat; chair.

third-person singular possessive plural of icpalli; (they are) his, her or its seats; chairs.


nochan

first-person singular possessive singular of chāntli; (at) my house; at (my) home.


mochan

second-person singular possessive singular of chāntli; (at) your house; at (your) home.


ichan

[ˈíː.t͡ʃaːn]

third-person singular possessive singular of chāntli; (at) his, her or its house; at (his, her or its) home.


amochan

second-person plural possessive singular of chāntli; (at) your house; home; homeland.


inchan

third-person plural possessive singular of chāntli; (at) their house; home; homeland.


tochan

first-person plural possessive singular of chāntli; (at) our house; home; homeland.


techan tlacah

tēchān tlācah (canonical)
techã tlaca (alternative)

[ˌtéː.t͡ʃaːn ˈt͡ɬáː.kaʔ]

From tēchān (“someone's house”) + tlācah (“people”), literally “people of one's household”.

Familia. cenyeliztli,cencalli.cencaltin.cemithualtin,techã tlaca.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 122r:

The family. cenyeliztli. cencalli. cencaltin. cemithualtin. techã tlaca.


cemithualtin

From cem (“one”) + ithualli (“courtyard”) + -tin, literally “folk of the courtyard”, because some homes were built around a common patio.


iconeuh

third-person singular possessive singular of conētl; (he, she or it is) his, her or its offspring or child; son or daughter.


teconeuh

impersonal possessive singular of conētl; (he, she or it is) one's offspring or child; son or daughter.


noconeuh

first-person singular possessive singular of conētl; (he, she or it is) my offspring or child; son or daughter.


nopiltzin

first-person singular honorific possessive singular of pilli; (he or she is) my beloved child; son or daughter.


nocenteconetzin

first-person singular honorific possessive singular of centeconētl; (her or she is) my beloved only child; son or daughter.


nomiyo

first-person singular inalienable possessive singular of omitl; (it is) my bone.

first-person singular inalienable possessive plural of omitl; (they are) my bones.


nomiuh

first-person singular possessive singular of omitl; (it is) my bone.


cocoliztli

Compound of cocoa (“to be sick”) + -liztli.


namox

first-person singular possessive singular of āmoxtli; (it is) my book; manuscript; document.


mamox

second-person singular possessive singular of āmoxtli; (it is) your book; manuscript; document.

second-person singular possessive plural of āmoxtli; (they are) your books; manuscripts, documents.


notecon

first-person singular possessive singular of tecomatl; (it is) my gourd or calabash container.

first-person singular possessive plural of tecomatl; (they are) my gourd or calabash containers.


motecon

second-person singular possessive singular of tecomatl; (it is) your gourd or calabash container.

tecomatl

second-person singular possessive plural of tecomatl; (they are) your gourd or calabash containers.


itecon

third-person singular possessive singular of tecomatl; (it is) his or her gourd or calabash container.

tecomatl

third-person singular possessive plural of tecomatl; (they are) his or her gourd or calabash containers.


totecon

first-person plural possessive singular of tecomatl; (it is) our gourd or calabash container.

first-person plural possessive plural of tecomatl; (they are) our gourd or calabash containers.


amotecon

second-person plural possessive singular of tecomatl; (it is) your gourd or calabash container.

second-person plural possessive plural of tecomatl; (they are) your gourd or calabash containers.


intecon

third-person plural possessive singular of tecomatl; (it is) their gourd or calabash container.

tecomatl

third-person plural possessive plural of tecomatl; (they are) their gourd or calabash containers.


intlacahuan

third-person plural possessive plural of tlācatl; (they are) their slaves.


itlacauh

[iːˈt͡ɬáː.kaʍ]

third-person singular possessive singular of tlācatl; (he or she is) his or her slave.


itlacahuan

third-person singular possessive plural of tlācatl; (they are) his or her slaves.


notlacahuan

first-person singular possessive plural of tlācatl; (they are) my slaves.


notlacauh

first-person singular possessive singular of tlācatl; (he or she is) my slave.


motlacahuan

second-person singular possessive plural of tlācatl; (they are) your slaves.


motlacauh

second-person singular possessive singular of tlācatl; (he or she is) your slave.


totlacauh

first-person plural possessive singular of tlācatl; (he or she is) our slave.


totlacahuan

first-person plural possessive plural of tlācatl; (they are) our slaves.


intlacauh

third-person plural possessive singular of tlācatl; (he or she is) their slave.


amotlacauh

second-person plural possessive singular of tlācatl; (he or she is) your slave.


amotlacahuan

second-person plural possessive plural of tlācatl; (they are) your slaves.


tecomatl

tetl (counter)
-tecon (possessive radical)

Spanish: tecomate

A sliced gourd or calabash used as a container for liquids.

Tecomatl. vaſo de barro, como taça honda.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 93r. col. 1:

Tecomatl. an earthen vessel, like a large cup.

An earthen cup or pot made in the shape of such a container.


tococouh

first-person plural possessive singular of coco; (she is) our maid; servant.


tococohuan

first-person plural possessive plural of coco; (they are) our maids; servants.


nococohuan

first-person singular possessive plural of coco; (they are) my maids; servants.


mococohuan

second-person singular possessive plural of coco; (they are) your maids; servants.


nococouh

first-person singular possessive singular of coco; (she is) my maid; servant.


mococouh

second-person singular possessive singular of coco; (she is) your maid; servant.


icocouh

third-person singular possessive singular of coco; (she is) his or her maid; servant.


incocouh

third-person plural possessive singular of coco; (she is) their maid; servant.


incocohuan

third-person plural possessive plural of coco; (they are) their maids; servants.


notiyanquiz

first-person singular possessive singular of tiyānquiztli; (it is) my marketplace.

first-person singular possessive plural of tiyānquiztli; (they are) my marketplaces.


motiyanquiz

second-person singular possessive singular of tiyānquiztli; (it is) your marketplace.

second-person singular possessive plural of tiyānquiztli; (they are) your marketplaces.


tetiyanquiz

impersonal possessive singular of tiyānquiztli; (it is) someone's marketplace.

impersonal possessive plural of tiyānquiztli; (they are) someone's marketplaces.


iyamox

third-person singular possessive singular of āmoxtli; (it is) his, her or its book; manuscript; document.

āmoxtli

third-person singular possessive plural of āmoxtli; (they are) his, her or its books; manuscripts; documents.


tamox

first-person plural possessive singular of āmoxtli; (it is) our book; manuscript; document.

first-person plural possessive plural of āmoxtli; (they are) our books; manuscripts; documents.


inamox

third-person plural possessive singular of āmoxtli; (it is) their book; manuscript; document.

āmoxtli

third-person plural possessive plural of āmoxtli; (they are) their books; manuscripts; documents.


iyix

third-person singular possessive singular of īxtli; (it is) his, her or its eye.

third-person singular possessive plural of īxtli; (they are) his, her or its eyes.


inix

third-person plural possessive singular of īxtli; (it is) their eye.

third-person plural possessive plural of īxtli; (they are) their eyes.


coztic teocuitlatomin

cōztic teōcuitlatomīn (canonical)
coztic taocuitlatomin (alternative)

From cōztic teōcuitlatl (“gold”) + tomīn (“tomín, coin”).

Moneda de oro. coztic taocuitlatomin, cuz ticteocuitla- / coualoni.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 175r:

A gold coin. coztic taocuitlatomin. cuztic teocuitlacoualoni.


tomin

From Spanish tomín, from Arabic ثُمْن (ṯumn, “one-eighth”).


immazahuan

third-person plural possessive plural of mazātl; (they are) their deer or horses.


imazahuan

third-person singular possessive plural of mazātl; (they are) his or her deer or horses.


nomazahuan

first-person singular possessive plural of mazātl; (they are) my deer or horses.


momazahuan

second-person singular possessive plural of mazātl; (they are) your deer or horses.


tomazahuan

first-person plural possessive plural of mazātl; (they are) our deer or horses.


amomazahuan

second-person plural possessive plural of mazātl; (they are) your deer or horses.


momiquiz

second-person singular possessive singular of miquiztli; (it is) your death.

second-person singular possessive plural of miquiztli; (they are) your deaths.


imiquiz

third-person singular possessive singular of miquiztli; (it is) his, her or its death.

third-person singular possessive plural of miquiztli; (they are) his, her or its deaths.


tomiquiz

first-person plural possessive singular of miquiztli; (it is) our death.

first-person plural possessive plural of miquiztli; (they are) our deaths.


amomiquiz

second-person plural possessive singular of miquiztli; (it is) your death.

second-person plural possessive plural of miquiztli; (they are) your deaths.


immiquiz

īmmiquiz (canonical inanimate)
īnmiquiz (alternative)

third-person plural possessive singular of miquiztli; (it is) their death.

third-person plural possessive plural of miquiztli; (they are) their deaths.


tenantzin

impersonal honorific possessive singular of nāntli; (she is) one's mother.

A polite way of referring to or speaking about mothers as a class; a mother, all mothers.


notlahtol

first-person singular possessive singular of tlahtōlli; (it is) my language; way of speaking.

first-person singular possessive plural of tlahtōlli; (they are) my languages; ways of speaking.


motlahtol

second-person singular possessive singular of tlahtōlli; (it is) your language; way of speaking.

second-person singular possessive plural of tlahtōlli; (they are) your languages; ways of speaking.


amotlahtol

[ámoˈt͡ɬáʔtoːɬ]

second-person plural possessive singular of tlahtōlli; (it is) your language; way of speaking.

second-person plural possessive plural of tlahtōlli; (they are) your languages; ways of speaking.


totlahtol

first-person plural possessive singular of tlahtōlli; (it is) our language; way of speaking.

first-person plural possessive plural of tlahtōlli; (they are) our languages; ways of speaking.


tzipitl

Spanish: chípil, chipilín

Tzipitl. la criatura que eſta enferma o deſgañada / a cauſa de eſtar ſu madre preñada.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 152v. col. 2:

Tzipitl. a child who is sick or has lost its appetite because its mother is [again] pregnant.

A child who has presumably fallen ill for continuing to nurse through its mother's pregnancy.


itlacoyo

third-person singular inalienable possessive singular of tlacōtl; (it is) its stem.

third-person singular inalienable possessive plural of tlacōtl; (they are) its stems.


tlacotl

[ˈt͡ɬá.koːt͡ɬ]

Vara. tlacotl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 240r:

Vara. tlacotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 116r. col. 1:

Tlacotl. xara, vardaſca.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 2:

Xara mata conocida. tlacotl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 245r:

The rockrose; a [locally] well-known plant. tlacotl.

(botany) a herbaceous plant similar to the rockrose.


mequiyotl

From metl (“agave plant”) + quiyōtl (“stem, shoot”).

Tallo grande del maguey.mequiyotl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 111v. col. 1:

Idem, f. 55v. col. 1.
Mequiyotl. el tallo largo del maguei.
Mequiyotl. the long stem of the agave.

(botany) the stem or peduncle of the agave.


metztli mayo

mētztli mayo (canonical)
mayo (alternative)

From mētztli (“month”) + Spanish mayo (“May”). Calque of Spanish mes de mayo (“the month of May”).

calque

Mayo mes quinto.lo meſmo. vel,metztli mayo. yc macuilli metztli yncexiuitl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 161r:

May, the fifth month. the same, or metztli mayo. yc macuilli metztli yncexiuitl.

Mayo,mes quinto. lo meſmo. vel. metztli mayo. ycmacuilli metztli yncexiuitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80v. col. 1:

May, the fifth month. the same, or metztli mayo. ycmacuilli metztli yncexiuitl.

Idem, f. 55v. col. 1.

Metztli mayo. the month of May; and likewise for the others.

Metztli mayo. el mes de mayo. Et ſic de alijs.


cexihuitl

A reduction of *cexxihuitl, from cen (“one”) + xihuitl (“year”).


ic macuilli metztli in cexihuitl

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ic mācuīlli mētztli in cexihuitl (inanimate)

ic mācuīlli mētztli in cexihuitl (canonical)
yc macuilli metztli yn cexiuitl (alternative)

A descriptive translation of Spanish mayo (“May”), from ic mācuīlli (“fifth”) + mētztli (“month”) + in cexihuitl (“the calendar year”).


yc macuilli metztli yn cexiuitl

yc macuilli metztli yn cexiuitl (inanimate)

ic macuilli metztli in cexihuitl#Classical_Nahuatl

obsolete spelling of ic mācuīlli mētztli in cexihuitl


ic ce metztli in cexihuitl

ic ce mētztli in cexihuitl (canonical)
yc ce metztli yn cexiuitl (alternative)

A descriptive neologism to translate Spanish enero (“January”). From ic ce (“first”) + mētztli (“month”) + in cexihuitl (“the calendar year”).

Enero lo meſmo. vel,yc ce metztli,yn cexiuitl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 101v:

Juanary. the same, or yc ce metztli yn cexiuitl.

Enero. lo meſmo. vel. ycce metztli,ynce xiuitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 53r. col. 2:

January. the same, or ycce metztli ynce xiuitl.


ic eyi metztli in cexihuitl

ic ēyi mētztli in cexihuitl (canonical)
yc yei metztli yn cexiuitl (alternative)

A descriptive neologism to translate Spanish marzo (“March”). From ic ēyi (“third”) + mētztli (“month”) + in cexihuitl (“the calendar year”).

Março mes tercero. metztli março. vel, yc yei- / metztli yn cexiuitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 2:

March, the third month. metztli março, but also yc yei metztli yn cexiuitl.


ic chicueyi metztli in cexihuitl

ic chicuēyi mētztli in cexihuitl (inanimate)

ic chicuēyi mētztli in cexihuitl (canonical)
yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl (alternative)

A descriptive neologism to translate Spanish agosto (“August”). From ic chicuēyi (“eighth”) + mētztli (“month”) + in cexihuitl (“the calendar year”).

Agoſto mes.lo meſmo.uel yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.

1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 10r:

August, the month. the same, or yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.

Agoſto mes. yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.

1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5v. col. 2:

August, the month. yc chicuei metztli ycexiuitl.