ameyalli
Appearance
Central Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (Tlaxcala): ameyal
Etymology
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl ameyalli.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ameyalli
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- āmēyalli, ameyal (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From ātl (“water”) + the patientive of mēya (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ameyalli (inanimate)
- A place where water wells; a spring or a fountain.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 127v:
- Fuente manãtial. ameyalli. atl moloni.
- A spring. ameyalli. atl moloni.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64v. col. 1:
- Fuente manantial. ameyalli. atl moloni.
- A spring. ameyalli. atl moloni.
- Idem, f. 4v. col. 2.
- Ameyalli. fuente de agua.
- Ameyalli. a source of water.
- Ameyalli. fuente de agua.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 64v, 4v
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