zoyatanahtli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From zōyātl (“palm tree”) +‎ tānahtli (“palm-leaf basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːjaːˈtaːnaʔt͡ɬi/

Noun

zōyātānahtli

1. a palm-leaf basket
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 1:

     çoyatanatli . eſpuerta de palmas .
     (çoyatanatli. a palm-leaf basket.)

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Synonyms

• tānahtli
• zōyāchiquihuitl

Derived terms

• zōyātānahtōntli

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 25