yeliztli
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom the irregular verb cah (“to be”) + -liztli.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edityeliztli (inanimate)
- The being, state or nature of something.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 36v. col. 1:
- Yeliztli. ſer, o eſtado de cada coſa.
- Yeliztli. the being or the state of each thing.
References
edit- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 36v