tonameyotl

tonameyotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōnametl (“sunbeam”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːnaˈmejoːt͡ɬ/

Noun

tōnameyōtl

1. sunbeam, sunlight
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 149v. col. 1.

     Tonameyotl. rayo de ſol, o reſplandor de rayo de ſol.

     (Tonameyotl. sunbeam, or the radiance of a sunbeam.)

Synonyms

• tōnalmītl