xolotl

See also: Xolotl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

xolotl

1. naked.

Central Nahuatl

Noun

xolotl

1. a kind of animal.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃoː.loːt͡ɬ]

Noun

xōlōtl (animate)

1. male servant
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 31v. col. 2:

     Criado que ſirue o acompaña. tlaqueualli. tetlaye- / colti.teach.texolouh.xolo.xolotl.tetlauical.

     A servant who serves or accompanies. tlaqueualli. tetlayecolti. teach. texolouh. xolo. xolotl. tetlauical.

   • Idem, f. 161r. col. 1.

     Xolotl. buſa xolo.

     Xolotl. search for xolo. [Meaning it is synonymous with (and likely less commonly used than) xōlo.]

Synonyms

• (male servant): tlācohtli, xōlo

Derived terms

• axolotl
• tlacaxolotl
• xolo
• xoloitzcuintli

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 31, 161

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Verb

xolotl

1. to be afraid.