macpalyollohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

macpalyollotli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

mācpalli (“palm of the hand”) +‎ yōllohtli (“heart”). Compare Chinese 手掌心 (shǒuzhǎngxīn, “middle of the palm”, literally “palm heart”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maːk.paɬ.joːˈlːoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

mācpalyōllohtli (inanimate)

The middle of the palm of the hand.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 127v:
  Fuente dela palma dela mano. macpayollotli.
  The middle of the palm of the hand. macpayollotli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64v. col. 1:
  Fuente dela palma dela mano. macpayollotli.
  The middle of the palm of the hand. macpayollotli.
- Idem, f. 51r. col. 1.
  Macpalyollotli. el medio de la palma dela ma- / no.
  Macpalyollotli. the middle of the palm of the hand.

Derived terms

mācpalyōllohco

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 51r

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