tlacatilizilhuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tlacatiliz ylhuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlācatiliztli (“birth”) +‎ ilhuitl (“day”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tlācatilizilhuitl (inanimate)

birthdate, birthday
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 84r:
  Dia del nacimiento. tlacatiliz ylhuitl. ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin / yntotecuyo.
  Day of birth. tlacatiliz ylhuitl. ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin yntotecuyo.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45r. col. 2:
  Dia de naſcimiento.tlacatiliz ilhuitl.ytlacatiliz yl- / huitzin yn totecuiyo Ieſu Chriſto.
  Day of birth. tlacatiliz ilhuitl. ytlacatiliz ylhuitzin yn totecuiyo Ieſu Chriſto.
- Idem, f. 115v. col. 2.
  Tlacatiliz ilhuitl. dia o feſtiuidad de nacimiento.
  Tlacatiliz ilhuitl. the day of a birth or that of its celebration.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 45r, 115v

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