hueyi michchiyahuacayotl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- vei michiauacayotl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From huēyi michin (“a whale”) + chiyāhuacāyōtl (“oil; grease”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
huēyi michchiyāhuacāyōtl (inanimate)
- (it is) whale oil.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 18r. col. 2:
- Azeite de vallena. vei michiauacayotl.
- Whale oil. vei michiauacayotl.
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 18r