tlahuilloh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tlauillo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlāhuīlli (“candlelight”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaːˈwiː.lːoʔ]

Noun

tlāhuīlloh (inanimate)

Something bright or luminous; covered in light.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 145r. col. 1:
  Tlauillo. luminoſa y clara coſa.
  Tlauillo. something luminous and bright.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 145r

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