amoxpohuani

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āmoxpōhua (“to read from a book, relate an account”) +‎ -ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːmoʃˈpoːwani/

Noun

āmoxpōhuani

1. A reader or well-read person.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4v. col. 2:

     Amoxpoani. lector de libros, relator de proceſo, o hombre leydo.
     (Amoxpoani. a reader of books, teller of an account, or a well-read man.)

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2. A relator or teller of an account.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4v. col. 2:

     Amoxpoani. lector de libros, relator de proceſo, o hombre leydo.
     (Amoxpoani. a reader of books, teller of an account, or a well-read man.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• (reader): āmoxpōuhqui