yaotlatquichihchihua

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From yāōtlatquitl (“weapons”) +‎ chihchīhua (“to craft, fashion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː.oːt͡ɬatkiˈt͡ʃiʔt͡ʃiːwa/

Verb

yāōtlatquichihchīhua (preterite yaotlatquichihchiuh)

1. to craft weapons for war or soldiers
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 31r. col. 2:

     Yaotlatquichichiua. ni. hazer armas para ſolda-
     -dos.
     (Yaotlatquichichiua. to make weapons for soldiers.)

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Derived terms

• yāōtlatquichihchīuhqui

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 31