ollamaliztli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 28 October 2016

Alternative forms

• ullamaliztli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ōllama (“to play in a ritual ball game”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oː.lːa.maˈlís.t͡ɬi]

Noun

ōllamaliztli (inanimate)

1. (it is) a ritual sport in which two teams of players strike a solid rubber ball with the hips within a masonry ballcourt.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 144v:

     Iuego de pelota conlas nalgas.  ollamaliztli.

     A ball game played with the buttocks.  ollamaliztli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2:

     Ollama. n. jugar a la pelota con las nalgas . Prete. onollan. / Ollamaliztli. juego de pelota deſta manera . ſ . el acto de jugar.

     Ollama. n. to play a ball game with the buttocks. Preterite: onollan. / Ollamaliztli a ball game played in this manner, or the act of playing it.

2. (it is) the act of playing this ball game, or an instance thereof.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2:

     Ollama. n. jugar a la pelota con las nalgas . Prete. onollan. / Ollamaliztli. juego de pelota deſta manera . ſ . el acto de jugar.

     Ollama. n. to play a ball game using the buttocks. Preterite: onollan. / Ollamaliztli. a ball game played in this manner, or the act of playing it.

Synonyms

• tlachtli

Related terms

• ōllamani

Descendants

• Spanish: ulama

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76r
• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 355