xamixcalcopinaloyan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

xamixcal copinaloyan (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From xamixcalli (“adobe brick”) +‎ copīnalo, passive form of copīna (“to form, mould”) +‎ -yān.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃa.miʃ.kaɬ.ko.piː.naˈloː.jaːn]

Noun

xamixcalcopīnalōyān (locative)

brickworks
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151v:
  Ladrilleria donde ſe hazen. xamixcal copinaloyã.xamix / cal chiualoyã.
  A brickworks, the place where they [bricks] are made. xamixcal copinaloyã. xamixcal chiualoyã.

Synonyms

xamixcalchīhualōyān

References

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

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