yo̱li
Highland Puebla Nahuatl
Etymology
Cf. Mecayapan Nahuatl yo̱li (“be born (of an animal)”); Classical Nahuatl yōli (“live”).
Verb
yo̱li
- (intransitive) be born (of a person)
References
- Key, Harold; Ritchie de Key, Mary (1953) Vocabulario mejicano de la Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Puebla (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con la Dirección General de Asuntos Indígenas de la Secretaría de Educación Pública, pages 87, 232
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology
Cf. Highland Puebla Nahuatl yo̱li (“be born (of a person)”); Classical Nahuatl yōli (“live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoːli/
Verb
yo̱li
- (intransitive) be born (of an animal)
- (intransitive) give birth (of an animal)
Derived terms
- quiyo̱li̱tiá
- tayo̱li̱tiá
See also
- onoꞌ (“be born (of a person)”)
References
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 208–209