yollohxochitl

Classical Nahuatl edit

Alternative forms edit

yolloxochitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology edit

From yōllohtli (“heart”) +‎ xōchitl (“flower”), because the plant's flowers were traditionally used in the making of medicine to improve the muscle tone of the heart.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [joː.lːoʔˈʃoː.t͡ʃit͡ɬ]

Noun edit

yōllohxōchitl (inanimate)

A species of flowering tree or shrub of the magnolia family, Magnolia mexicana.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 63r. col. 1:
  Flor muy oloroſa de hechura de coraçon. yolloxo- / chitl.
  A very fragrant flower in the shape of a heart. yolloxochitl.
- Idem, f. 41r. col. 1.
  Yolloxochitl. flor muy oloroſa de hechura de co / raçõ .
  Yolloxochitl. a very fragrant flower in the shape of a heart.

Descendants edit

Spanish: yolosóchil, yolosúchil

References edit

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 41
Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 180