yollohxochitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• yolloxochitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From yōllohtli (“heart”) +‎ xōchitl (“flower”), because the plant's flowers were traditionally used in the making of medicine to improve the muscle tone of the heart.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [joː.lːoʔˈʃoː.t͡ʃit͡ɬ]

Noun

yōllohxōchitl (inanimate)

1. A species of flowering tree or shrub of the magnolia family, Magnolia mexicana.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 63r. col. 1:

     Flor muy oloroſa de hechura de coraçon. yolloxo- / chitl.

     A very fragrant flower in the shape of a heart. yolloxochitl.

   • Idem, f. 41r. col. 1.

     Yolloxochitl. flor muy oloroſa de hechura de co / raçõ .

     Yolloxochitl. a very fragrant flower in the shape of a heart.

Descendants

• Spanish: yolosóchil, yolosúchil

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 41
• Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 180