amoxpohua

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āmoxtli (“book, codex”) +‎ pōhua (“to tell, read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈmoʃpoːwa/

Verb

āmoxpōhua

1. (intransitive) to read from a book or text.

   Synonym: āmapōhua

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

     amoxpoa. n. (pret. onamoxpouh.) leer libro, o relatar el proceso.

     amoxpoa. to read a book, or to relate a process.

2. (intransitive) to relate or narrate a process.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 5v. col. 2:

     amoxpoa. n. (pret. onamoxpouh.) leer libro, o relatar el proceso.

     amoxpoa. to read a book, or to relate a process.

Derived terms

• āmoxpōhualiztli
• āmoxpōhuani
• āmopōuhqui

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 11