ixayotl
Classical Nahuatl edit
Etymology edit
Either a reduction or reanalysis of synonymous īxxāyōtl (“tear”), from īxtli (“eye”) + xāyōtl (“discharge”), or a separate formation based on īxtli (“eye”) + āyōtl (“watery substance”), forming a minimal pair with īxxāyōtl.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
īxāyōtl
- tear, tears
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 44v. col. 2:
- ixayotl. lagrimas.
- (ixayotl. tears.)
Derived terms edit
- īxāyōchōca (verb)
- īxāyōpohpōhua (verb)
References edit
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 110