ixayotl

Classical Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

Either a reduction or reanalysis of synonymous īxxāyōtl (“tear”), from īxtli (“eye”) + xāyōtl (“discharge”), or a separate formation based on īxtli (“eye”) +‎ āyōtl (“watery substance”), forming a minimal pair with īxxāyōtl.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /iːʃˈaːjoːt͡ɬ/

Noun edit

īxāyōtl

tear, tears
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 44v. col. 2:
  ixayotl. lagrimas.
  (ixayotl. tears.)

Derived terms edit

īxāyōchōca (verb)
īxāyōpohpōhua (verb)

References edit

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 110