olotl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Compare ēlōtl (“green ear of maize”) and xīlōtl (“immature, tender ear of maize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːloːt͡ɬ/
Noun
ōlōtl
- heart
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2.
- olotl. el corazon, o espiga desgranada dela mazorca de mayz.
- (olotl. the heart, or a shelled corncob.)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2.
- A shelled corncob.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2.
- olotl. el corazon, o espiga desgranada dela mazorca de mayz.
- (olotl. the heart, or a shelled corncob.)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2.
Synonyms
- (heart): yōllōtl
Derived terms
Descendants
- Spanish: olote
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 178
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