ollama

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 12 December 2018

Alternative forms

  • ullama, vllama (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ōlli (rubber, rubber ball) + tlama (to hunt, to capture).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oːˈlːá.ma]

Verb

ōllama

  1. (intransitive) to play with a rubber ball, especially in the ritual ball game of ōllamaliztli

Derived terms

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 355
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