maololli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From māitl (“the hand”) +‎ olōlli (“a ball; spheroid”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [maː.oˈlóː.lːi]

Noun

māolōlli (inanimate, plural māolōlli)

(anatomy) (it is) a clenched fist
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 205r.
  Puño de la mano cerrada. maololli.
  A clenched fist. maololli.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 100r. col. 1.
  Puño de la mano cerrada . maololli.
  A clenched fist. maololli.
- Idem, f. 52r. col. 2.
  Maololli. puño cerrado dela mano.
  Maololli. the hand when clenched into a fist.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 100r, 52r

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