amoxcalli

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aː.moʃ.ˈka.lːi]

Noun

amoxcalli

1. library

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Equivalent to āmoxtli (“book”) +‎ calli (“house, building”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːmoʃkalli/
• IPA^(key): [aː.moʃ.ˈka.lːi]

Noun

amoxcalli

1. library
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 155r:

     Libreria. amoxcalli.amacalli.amoxpialoyã.amoxtlatiloyã.amoxtlacentecoyan.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5v. col. 2:

     Amoxcalli. libreria, o tienda de papel.
     (Amoxcalli. library, or a paper store.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)