ahuiyanicalli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āhuiyani (“prostitute”) +‎ calli (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːwijaˈnikalli/

Noun

āhuiyanicalli (inanimate)

brothel
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 205r:
  Puteria. auianicalli.
  (Whorehouse. auianicalli.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 100r. col. 2:
  Puteria. auiyani calli.
  (Whorehouse. auiyani calli.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9v. col. 1:
  Auiani calli. burdel, o puteria.
  (Auinai calli. a brothel or whorehouse.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 341
Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 100

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