nahuallotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

nauallotl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From nāhualli (“sorcerer, necromancer”) +‎ -lōtl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [naːˈwa.lːoːt͡ɬ]

Noun

nāhuallōtl

Sorcery; necromancy.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 180v:
  Nigromancia. nauallotl.
  Necromancy. nauallotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 88v. col. 2:
  Nigromancia.nauallotl.
  Necromancy. nauallotl.
- Idem, f. 63v. col. 1.
  Nauallotl. nigromancia, o coſa ſemejante.
  Nauallotl. necromancy, or something similar.

References

Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 157
Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 88, 63

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