yo̱li

Highland Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Mecayapan Nahuatl yo̱li (“be born (of an animal)”); Classical Nahuatl yōli (“live”).

Verb

yo̱li

1. (intransitive) be born (of a person)

References

• Key, Harold, Ritchie de Key, Mary (1953) Vocabulario mejicano de la Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Puebla‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con la Dirección General de Asuntos Indígenas de la Secretaría de Educación Pública, pages 87, 232

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Highland Puebla Nahuatl yo̱li (“be born (of a person)”); Classical Nahuatl yōli (“live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːli/

Verb

yo̱li

1. (intransitive) be born (of an animal)
2. (intransitive) give birth (of an animal)

Derived terms

• quiyo̱li̱tiá
• tayo̱li̱tiá

 

See also

• onoꞌ (“be born (of a person)”)

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 208–209