iyahuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

yauitl (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

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Noun

iyahuitl (inanimate)

blue corn
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 80v. col. 2:
  Maiz negro. yauh tlaolli yauitl.
  Black maize. yauh tlaolli. yauitl.
- Idem, f. 31v. col. 2.
  Yauh tlaulli. mayz moreno o negro. Yauitl. idem.
  Yauh tlaulli. dark or black maize. Yauitl. the same.

Synonyms

iyauhtlaōlli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 31v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 164

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