zoyatl

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Central Nahuatl

Zoyatl, “palm tree”.

Alternative forms

(Tlaxcala): soyatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl zoyatl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zoyatl (inanimate)

palm tree

References

Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

çoyatl, çuyatl (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

zōyātl (inanimate)

palm tree
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:
  Palma arbol conocido. çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.
  A palm tree, a well-known tree. çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.
- 'Idem, f. 25r. col. 1.
  Çoyatl. palma.
  Çoyatl. a palm tree.
- Idem, f. 27v. col. 2.
  Çuyatl. palma.
  Çuyatl. a palm tree.

Synonyms

(palm tree): zōtolin, zōyacuahuitl

Derived terms

Terms derived from zoyatl

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 349

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