chiyamachiuhqui

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• chiamachiuhqui (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chiyamāchīhua (“to make chia oil”) +‎ -qui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.ja.maːˈt͡ʃíːʍ.ki]

Noun

chiyamāchīuhqui (animate, plural chiyamāchīuhqueh)

1. (he or she is) a maker of chia oil.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 19r. col. 2:

     Chiamachiuhqui .  azeitero q̃ haze azeite dechia.

     Chiamachiuhqui.  an oil maker who makes chia oil.

Related terms

• chiyamānamacac

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 19r
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 93