ahuiyanicalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āhuiyani (“prostitute”) +‎ calli (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːwijaˈnikalli/

Noun

āhuiyanicalli (inanimate)

1. brothel
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 205r:

     Puteria. auianicalli.
     (Whorehouse. auianicalli.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 100r. col. 2:

     Puteria. auiyani calli.
     (Whorehouse. auiyani calli.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 9v. col. 1:

     Auiani calli. burdel, o puteria.
     (Auinai calli. a brothel or whorehouse.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 341
• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 100