ayauhcozamalotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ayauh coçamalotl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āyahuitl (“haze, fog”) +‎ cōzamālōtl (“rainbow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.jaʍ.koː.saˈmáː.loːt͡ɬ]

Noun

āyauhcōzamālōtl (inanimate)

(it is) a rainbow produced on fog; a fogbow.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v:
  Arco del cielo. ayauh coçamalotl. coçamalotl.
  A rainbow. ayauh coçamalotl. coçamalotl.
- Idem, f. 3r. col. 2.
  Ayauh coçamalotl. arco del cielo.
  Ayauh coçamalotl. a rainbow.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 3r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 17

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