totoltetl icoztica

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

totoltetl ycuztica (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtoltetl (“egg”) +‎ īcōztica (“its yellowness, yellow color”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tōtoltetl īcōztica (inanimate)

egg yolk
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 146r:
  Yema de hueuo. totoltetlycuztica.
  The yolk of an egg. totoltetl ycuztica.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 150v. col. 1:
  Totoltetl ycuztica. yema de hueuo.
  Totoltetl ycuztica. the yolk of an egg.

Antonyms

tōtoltetl ītehuilotca, tōtoltetl īyiztāca

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 150v

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