iyelli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• yyelli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Compare iyexi (“to fart”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈje.lːi]

Noun

iyelli (inanimate)

1. fart, flatulence
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 191:

     Pedo. neyyexiliztli.yyelli.

     A fart. neyyexiliztli. yyelli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 94r. col. 1:

     Pedo .  neyyexiliztli. yyelli.

     A fart. neyyexiliztli. yyelli.

   • Idem, f. 36v. col. 2.

     Iyelli. pedo.

     Iyelli. a fart.

Synonyms

• neiyexiliztli

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 94r, 36v