xilotlah

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

xilotla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From xīlōtl (“unripe ear of maize”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

xīlōtlah (locative)

the season when ears of maize are still unripe
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 113r. col. 2:
  Tiempo de xilotl. xilotla.
  The season of the xilotl. xilotla.
- Idem, f. 159r. col. 2.
  Xilotl. maçorca de mayz tierna y por quajar. / Xilotla. tiempo deſtas maçorcas.
  Xilotl. a tender ear of maize that is yet to ripen. / Xilotla. season of these ears of maize.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 113r, 159r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 766

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