miyahuatl

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Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

miyahuatl

corn tassel.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

miauatl, miyauatl (obsolete spellings)
miahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

miyahuatl (inanimate)

corn tassel
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 59v. col. 1:
  Eſpiga dela caña de mayz.miyauitl.
  The spike of the cornstalk. miyauitl.
- Idem, f. 55v. col. 2.
  Miauatl. la eſpiga y flor dela caña del mayz.
  Miauatl. the spike and flower of the cornstalk.

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References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 55v

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