ohxitl
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- oxitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editRelated to ohza (“to anoint, smear”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editohxitl (inanimate)
- a turpentine-based unguent
- 16th century, Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1, f. ? col. ?
- yn oxitl ynacaio muchioaia
- from her substance, turpentine was made
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 2:
- Vnguento. tlanelchicolpatli. oxitl.
- An unguent. tlanelchicolpatli. oxitl.
- Idem, f. 78v. col. 2.
- Oxitl. vnguento hecho de trementina.
- Oxitl. an unguent made from turpentine.
- Oxitl. vnguento hecho de trementina.
- 16th century, Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1, f. ? col. ?
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 115v, 78v