xalli

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Central Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Nahuatl xalli.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xalli

  1. (Cholula) sand

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Michoacán Nahuatl xali, Tetelcingo Nahuatl xöli̱.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

xalli

  1. sand

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 321
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 241

Orizaba Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

xalli

  1. sand