axcancayotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āxcān (“now, today”) + -cā- +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

āxcāncāyōtl (inanimate)

(it is) the present; the present moment
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 98r. col. 2:
  Preſente coſa. axcancayotl. axcan mochiua.
  Something current. axcancayotl. axcan mochihua.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 98r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 49

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