xamixcalcopinaloyan
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- xamixcal copinaloyan (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From xamixcalli (“adobe brick”) + copīnalo, passive form of copīna (“to form, mould”) + -yān.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xamixcalcopīnalōyān (locative)
- brickworks
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 151v:
- Ladrilleria donde ſe hazen. xamixcal copinaloyã.xamix / cal chiualoyã.
- A brickworks, the place where they [bricks] are made. xamixcal copinaloyã. xamixcal chiualoyã.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa