zoyatlah

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

çoyatla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From zōyatl (“palm tree”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zōyatlah (locative)

A palm grove, a place where palm trees are abundant.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187v:
  Palmar lugar de palmas donde nacen. çoyatla. çoyaquauh / tla.çotolla.ycçotla. nequametla.
  A palm grove, a place of palm trees; where they are born. çoyatla. çoyaquauhtla. çotolla. ycçotla. nequametla.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:
  Palmar lugar de palmas. çoyatla.çoyaquauhtla. ço / tolla. ycçotla. nequametla.
  A palm grove, a place of palm trees. çoyatla. çoyaquauhtla. çotolla. ycçotla. nequametla.
- Idem, f. 25r. col. 1.
  çoyatla.palmar.
  çoyatla. a palm grove.

Synonyms

zōyacuauhtlah

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 92, 25

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