tomiyo

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tomio (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [toˈmí.jo]

Noun

tomiyo (inanimate)

1. first-person plural inalienable possessive plural of omitl; (they are) our bones; the bones of the human body.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 149r. col. 1:

     Tomio. los hueſſos del cuerpo humano.

     Tomio. the bones of the human body.

Related terms

• tonacayo