ollama

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English

Noun

ollama (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of ulama

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 12 December 2018

Alternative forms

ullama, vllama (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ōlli (“rubber, rubber ball”) +‎ tlama (“to hunt, to capture”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

ōllama

(intransitive) to play with a rubber ball, especially in the ritual ball game of ōllamaliztli
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 145r:
  Iugar ala pelota con las nalgas. n,ollama.nin,ollamia. ni- / te,ollamia.
  To play in a ball game with the buttocks. n,ollama. nin,ollamia. nite,ollamia.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2:
  Ollama. n. jugar a la pelota con las nalgas . Prete. onollan.
  Ollama. n. to play a ball game with the buttocks. Preterite: onollan.

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 355

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