tlilatl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From tlīlli (“black ink”) + ātl (“water”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tlīlātl (inanimate)
- (it is) an abyss or chasm; deep waters.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147v. col. 2:
- Tlilatl. hondura o abiſmo de agua profunda.
- Tlilatl. the depths, or an abyss of deep water.
- (it is) ritual healing water stored in large, lidded containers in the temple of Ixtlilton, god of medicine.
Synonyms
[edit]- (deep waters): āhuehcatlān, āmictlān, āōztōc, āxoxohuīlli
References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 147v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 706