izquiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

yzquiztli (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [isˈkis.t͡ɬi]

Noun

izquiztli (inanimate)

broom
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 111v:
  Eſcoba para barrer. yzquiztli, tlachpanoni. ochpauaztli. / popotl.
  A broom for sweeping. yzquiztli. tlachpanoni. ochpauaztli. popotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57v. col. 2:
  Eſcoba para baerrer. yzquiztli. tlachpanoni. ochpa- / uaztli. popotl.
  A broom for sweeping. yzquiztli. tlachpanoni. ochpauaztli. popotl.
- Idem, f. 49r. col. 1.
  Izquiztli. eſcoba para barrer.
  Izquiztli. a broom for sweeping.

Synonyms

(broom): ochpāhuāztli, popōtl, tlachpānōni

Derived terms

izquizhuia (verb)
izquiztepitōn

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 49

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