tlahuilloh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlauillo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tlāhuīlli (“candlelight”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaːˈwiː.lːoʔ]

Noun

tlāhuīlloh (inanimate)

1. Something bright or luminous; covered in light.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 145r. col. 1:

     Tlauillo. luminoſa y clara coſa.

     Tlauillo. something luminous and bright.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 145r