zoyacuahuitl

zoyacuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• çoyaquauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From zōyatl (“palm tree”) +‎ cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [soː.jaˈkʷa.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

zōyacuahuitl (inanimate)

1. palm tree
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1.

     Palma arbol conocido.çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.

     A palm tree, a well-known tree. çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.

   • Idem, f. 25r. col. 1.

     çoyaquauitl. palma, el arbol.

     çoyaquauitl. palm, the tree.

Synonyms

• (palm tree): zōtolin, zōyatl

Derived terms

• zōyacuauhtlah

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 92, 25