amilli

See also: á milli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ mīlli (“cultivated field”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːˈmiː.lːi]

Noun

āmīlli (inanimate)

irrigated field or land
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5r. col. 1:
  Amilli. tierra de regadio.
  Amilli. irrigated land.

References

Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 10.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 210.

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