quiyoyoh
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- quiyoyo (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From quiyōtl (“stem”) + -yoh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
quiyōyoh (inanimate)
- A plant with a thick stem, or one with many stems.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 231r:
- Talluda coſa aſsi. quiyoyo.
- A thick-stemmed thing in that manner. quiyoyo.
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa