citlalloh

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cīcitlālloh
citlallo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From citlālin (“star”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

citlālloh (inanimate)

Something starry; filled with stars.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 102r:
  Eſtrellado. citlallo.cicitlallo.
  Starry. citlallo.cicitlallo.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 1:
  Citlallo eſtrellado,coſa que tiene eſtrellas.
  Citlallo. starry, something that has stars.

Derived terms

citlāllohtihca

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 35
Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 22

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