huitzitzilepyollohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

vitzitzilepyullotli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huitzitzilin (“hummingbird”) +‎ epyōllohtli (“pearl”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [wi.t͡si.t͡si.lep.joːˈlːoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

huitzitzilepyōllohtli (inanimate)

seed pearl
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 157v. col. 2:
  Vitzitzilepyullotli.perla.
  Vitzitzilepyullotli. a pearl.

Synonyms

epyōllohtli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 157v

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