hueyi michchiyahuacayotl
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- vei michiauacayotl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From huēyi michin (“a whale”) + chiyāhuacāyōtl (“oil; grease”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huēyi michchiyāhuacāyōtl (inanimate)
- (it is) whale oil.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 18r. col. 2:
- Azeite de vallena. vei michiauacayotl.
- Whale oil. vei michiauacayotl.
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 18r