iyauhtlaolli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

yauh tlaolli, yauh tlaulli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From iyahuitl (“blue corn”) +‎ tlaōlli (“grains of maize”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

iyauhtlaōlli (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.
  Yauh tlaulli. dark or black maize.

Synonyms

iyahuitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 80v, 31v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 164

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