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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From āyahuitl (“haze, fog”) + cōzamālōtl (“rainbow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
āyauhcōzamālōtl (inanimate)
- (it is) a rainbow produced on fog; a fogbow.
- Idem, f. 3r. col. 2.
- Ayauh coçamalotl. arco del cielo.
- Ayauh coçamalotl. a rainbow.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 3r
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 17