quiyoyoh
Classical Nahuatl
editAlternative forms
edit- quiyoyo (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
editFrom quiyōtl (“stem”) + -yoh.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editquiyōyoh (inanimate)
- A plant with a thick stem, or one with many stems.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 231r:
- Talluda coſa aſsi. quiyoyo.
- A thick-stemmed thing in that manner. quiyoyo.
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa