amatlahcuilolli
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- amatlacuilolli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From āmatl (“paper”) + tlahcuilōlli (“written document”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
āmatlahcuilōlli (inanimate)
- A letter; a written message.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 45r:
- Carta eſcripta. amatlacuilolli.
- A written letter. amatlacuilolli.
- Idem, f. 154r.
- Letra carta menſajera. amatlacuilolli.
- A letter, a written message. amatlacuilolli.
- Letra carta menſajera. amatlacuilolli.
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl āmatlahcuilōlli
Noun[edit]
amatlahcuilolli
- A letter.