atonalmachiyotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

atonalmachiotl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ tōnalli (“day”) +‎ machiyōtl (“model, representation”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ātōnalmachiyōtl (inanimate)

(it is) a water clock; clepsydra.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 212r:
  Relox de agua. atonalittaloni. atonalmachiotl.
  A water clock. atonalittaloni. atonalmachiotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9r. col. 1:
  Atonalittaloni. relox de agua. / Atonalmachiotl.idem.
  Atonalittaloni. a water clock. / Atonalmachiotl. the same.

Synonyms

ātōnalittalōni

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 9r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 44

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