yoliliztlaxcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From yōliliztli (“life”) +‎ tlaxcalli (“bread”), a calque of Spanish pan de vida, from Ecclesiastical Latin pānis vītae, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς (ártos tês zōês, “bread of life”)), an expression found in the Bread of Life discourse in John 6:22–59.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [joː.li.lis.t͡ɬaʃˈká.lːi]

Noun

yōliliztlaxcalli (inanimate)

1. (Christianity) (it is) the bread of life (a biblical name for Jesus or the eucharist).
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 40r. col. 1:

     Yoliliz tlaxcalli. pan de vida.

     Yoliliz tlaxcalli. bread of life.

Synonyms

• yōlcātlaxcalli

Related terms

• yōlilizātl

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 40r
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 195