ameyallah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ameyalla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āmēyalli (“spring”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.meːˈja.lːaʔ]

Noun

āmēyallah (locative)

A place abounding with springs.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 125v:
  Fontanal lugar de fuentes.ameyalla ameyalco. atlmolõya.
  A place of springs. ameyalla. ameyalco. atlmolõya.

Synonyms

āmēyalco

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

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