tlemoyotl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From tletl (“fire”) + mōyōtl (“mosquito”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɬeˈmoːjoːt͡ɬ/
Noun
tlemōyōtl
- spark
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 62r.
- Centella de huego. tlemoyotl.
- (Spark of fire. tlemoyotl.)
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147r. col. 2.
- Tlemoyotl. centella.
- (Tlemoyotl. spark.)
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 62r.
Derived terms
- tlemōyōnextli
Related terms
- tlenenepilli
References
- Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 308
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 261