ehuaamatl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

eua amatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ēhuatl (“skin, hide”) +‎ āmatl (“paper”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ēhuaāmatl (inanimate)

parchment
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 189r:
  Pargamino. eua amatl.
  Parchment. eua amatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92v. col. 2:
  Pargamino. eua amatl.
  Parchment. eua amatl.
- Idem, f. 19r. col. 2.
  Eua amatl . pargamino.
  Eua amatl. parchment.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 92, 19

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