cemanahuactli imachiyo

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cemanauactli ymachiyo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cemānāhuactli (“the world”) +‎ īmachiyo (“its model”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cemānāhuactli īmachiyo (inanimate)

(it is) a map of the world; a terrestrial globe.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 164v:
  M apamundi o bola de coſmografia. cemanauactli yma / chiyo.tlalicpactli ycemittoca.
  A world map or a cosmography ball. cemanauactli ymachiyo. tlalicpactli ycemittoca.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 1:
  Mapamundi o bola de coſmografia. cemanauactli / ymachiyo.tlalicpactli ycemittoca.
  A world map or a cosmography ball. cemanauactli ymachiyo. tlalicpactli ycemittoca.
(it is) a chart of the cosmos; an armillary sphere.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 82r

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