tlaxtlahuileh

tlaxtlahuileh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlaxtlauile (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlaxtlāhuīlli (“wage, pay”) +‎ -eh, literally “one who has payment, wage”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaʃ.t͡ɬaːˈwiː.leʔ]

Noun

tlaxtlāhuīleh (animate, plural tlaxtlāhuīlehqueh)

1. One who has been payed or rewarded for his work.
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 146v. col. 1.

     Tlaxtlauile. el que ha recibido la paga, premio, o / galardon de ſu trabajo. / Tlaxtlauileque. los que han recibido la paga de ſu / trabajo, y han ſido galardonados y premiados.

     Tlaxtlauile. one who was received payment, a prize or an award for his work. / Tlaxtlauileque. those who have received payment for their work, and have been rewarded or awarded.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 146v
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 701