xamixcalchihualoyan
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- xamixcal chiualoyan (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From xamixcalli (“adobe brick”) + chīhualo, passive form of chīhua (“to make”) + -yān.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xamixcalchīhualōyān (locative)
- brickworks
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151v:
- Ladrilleria donde ſe hazen. xamixcal copinaloyã.xamix / cal chiualoyã.
- A brickworks, the place where they [bricks] are made. xamixcal copinaloyã. xamixcal chiualoyã.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa