ameyalli

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Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Tlaxcala): ameyal

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl ameyalli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

ameyalli

water spring

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

āmēyalli, ameyal (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) + the patientive of mēya (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ameyalli (inanimate)

A place where water wells; a spring or a fountain.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 127v:
  Fuente manãtial. ameyalli. atl moloni.
  A spring. ameyalli. atl moloni.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64v. col. 1:
  Fuente manantial. ameyalli. atl moloni.
  A spring. ameyalli. atl moloni.
- Idem, f. 4v. col. 2.
  Ameyalli. fuente de agua.
  Ameyalli. a source of water.

Derived terms

Descendants

Central Nahuatl: ameyalli
→ Spanish: ameyal

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 64v, 4v

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