ayohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ayotli, ayutli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

Siméon suggests a possible connection with ātl (“water”) or āyoh (“something watery”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːˈjoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

āyohtli (inanimate)

gourd, squash
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 1.
  Calabaça generalmente.ayutli.ayutetl.
  A squash in general. ayutli. ayutetl.
- Idem, f. 3v. col. 2.
  Ayotli. calabaça.
  Ayotli. a squash.

Derived terms

Terms derived from āyohtli

āyohhuachtli
āyohtectli
āyohtetl

āyohtōca
āyohtzoacatl
tamalāyohtli

tlālāyohtli
tzilacāyohtli

Related terms

chayohtli

Descendants

Spanish: ayote

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 23v, 3v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 19

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