atenyoh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

atenyo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From atemitl (“louse”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aˈten.joʔ]

Noun

atenyoh

something lousy, covered in or infested with lice
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 96r. col. 2:
  Piojento o piojoſo.atenyo.ateme.atempach.
  Lousy.atenyo.ateme.atempach.
- Idem, f. 7v. col. 1.
  Atenyo. coſa piojoſa.
  Atenyo. something lousy.

Related terms

atemeh
atempach

See also

ācelloh

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