ilhuicaamaitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ylhuica amaitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ilhuicaātl (“sea”) +‎ māitl (“hand, arm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iɬ.wi.ka.aːˈmaː.it͡ɬ]

Noun

ilhuicaāmāitl (inanimate)

coastal lagoon, estuary
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 119r:
  Eſtero de mar. amaytl.axomulli ylhuica amaitl.
  A lagoon of the sea. amaytl. axomulli. ylhuica amaitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 60v. col. 2:
  Eſtero de mar.amaytl.axomulli. ylhuicaamaitl.
  A lagoon of the sea. amaytl. axomulli. ylhuicaamaitl.

Synonyms

āmāitl
āxōmolli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 60v

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