epyollohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

epyollotli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From eptli (“oyster”) +‎ yōllohtli (“heart”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ep.joːˈlːoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

epyōllohtli (inanimate)

pearl, seed pearl
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 194r:
  Perla. epyollotli.
  A pearl. epyollotli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 95r. col. 1:
  Perla. epyollotli.
  A pearl. epyollotli.
- Idem, f. 29r. col. 1.
  Epyollotli. perla precioſa, o aljofar.
  Epyollotli. a precious pearl, or a seed pearl.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 95

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