huitzitzilepyollohtli
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- vitzitzilepyullotli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From huitzitzilin (“hummingbird”) + epyōllohtli (“pearl”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]huitzitzilepyōllohtli (inanimate)
- seed pearl
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 157v. col. 2:
- Vitzitzilepyullotli.perla.
- Vitzitzilepyullotli. a pearl.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 157v