cihuayotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ciuayotl (obsolete or historical spelling)

Etymology

From cihuātl (“woman”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siˈwáːjoːt͡ɬ]

Noun

cihuāyōtl inan (plural cihuāyōtl)

1. (it is) a woman's womb.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 22v. col. 1:

     Ciuayotl. la madre do concibe la muger.

     Ciuayotl. the womb where the woman conceives.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 108v. col. 1:

     Madre do concibe la muger. ciuayotl. tlacatcayotl. nantli.
     The womb where the woman conceives. ciuayotl. tlacatcayotl. nantli.

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Synonyms

• nāntli, tlācatcāyōtl