mazayotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

maçayutl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mazātl (“deer”) +‎ -yōtl, literally (“deerness”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mazāyōtl

that pertaining to a deer; something deerlike
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 63v:
  Ceruuno. maçayotl.
  deerlike. maçayotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 50r. col. 1:
  Maçayutl. ceruuno.
  Maçayutl. deerlike.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 50

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