tlaxtlahuilli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlaxtlauilli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaʃ.t͡ɬaːˈwiː.lːi]

Noun

tlaxtlāhuīlli (inanimate)

1. A payment or wage; an award earned through labor.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147r. col. 2:

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

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

Derived terms

• tlaxtlāhuīleh
• tlaxtlāhuīltōntli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 147r
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 701