mazayotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• maçayutl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mazātl (“deer”) +‎ -yōtl, literally (“deerness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈsaː.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

mazāyōtl

1. that pertaining to a deer; something deerlike
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 63v:

     Ceruuno. maçayotl.

     [Something] deerlike. maçayotl.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 50r. col. 1:

     Maçayutl. ceruuno.

     Maçayutl. [something] deerlike.

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 50