cihuayotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ciuayotl (obsolete or historical spelling)

Etymology

From cihuātl (“woman”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cihuāyōtl inan (plural cihuāyōtl)

(it is) a woman's womb.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 22v. col. 1:
  Ciuayotl. la madre do concibe la muger.
  Ciuayotl. the womb where the woman conceives.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 108v. col. 1:
  Madre do concibe la muger. ciuayotl. tlacatcayotl. nantli.
  The womb where the woman conceives. ciuayotl. tlacatcayotl. nantli.
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Synonyms

nāntli, tlācatcāyōtl

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