tlaayotilli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tla- +‎ āyōtia (“to water down”) +‎ -lli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬa.aː.joːˈtíː.lːi]

Noun

tlaāyōtīlli (inanimate)

1. (it is) that which has been watered down; a watered-down beverage or other liquid.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 117v. col. 2:

     Vino aguado. tlaayotilli vino.ayo vino.

     Watered-down wine. tlaayotilli vino. ayo vino.

Related terms

• āyoh

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 117v