cuammaitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quammaitl, quammaytl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) +‎ māitl (“arm, hand”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

cuammāitl (inanimate)

tree branch
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 208r:
  Rama de arbol. quammaytl.
  A tree branch. quammaytl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 101v. col. 1:
  Rama de arbol. quammaytl.yytzcallo yn quauitl. / ymama yn quauitl.
  A tree branch. quammaytl. yytzcallo yn quauitl. ymama yn quauitl.
- Idem, f. 85r. col. 1.
  Quammaitl.rama de arbol.
  Quammaitl. a tree brahc.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 101v, 85r

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