tlilatl
Classical Nahuatl
FWOTD – 5 September 2017
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɬíː.laːt͡ɬ]
Noun
tlīlātl (inanimate)
- (it is) an abyss or chasm; deep waters.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147v. col. 2:
- Tlilatl. hondura o abiſmo de agua profunda.
- Tlilatl. the depths, or an abyss of deep water.
- (it is) ritual healing water stored in large, lidded containers in the temple of Ixtlilton, god of medicine.
Synonyms
- (deep waters): āhuehcatlān, āmictlān, āōztōc, āxoxohuīlli
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 147v
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 706
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