ollamaliztli
Classical Nahuatl
FWOTD – 28 October 2016
Alternative forms
- ullamaliztli (obsolete spelling)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oː.lːa.maˈlís.t͡ɬi]
Noun
ōllamaliztli (inanimate)
- (it is) a ritual sport in which two teams of players strike a solid rubber ball with the hips within a masonry ballcourt.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 144v:
- Iuego de pelota conlas nalgas. ollamaliztli.
- A ball game played with the buttocks. ollamaliztli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2:
- Ollama. n. jugar a la pelota con las nalgas . Prete. onollan. / Ollamaliztli. juego de pelota deſta manera . ſ . el acto de jugar.
- Ollama. n. to play a ball game with the buttocks. Preterite: onollan. / Ollamaliztli a ball game played in this manner, or the act of playing it.
- (it is) the act of playing this ball game, or an instance thereof.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76r. col. 2:
- Ollama. n. jugar a la pelota con las nalgas . Prete. onollan. / Ollamaliztli. juego de pelota deſta manera . ſ . el acto de jugar.
- Ollama. n. to play a ball game using the buttocks. Preterite: onollan. / Ollamaliztli. a ball game played in this manner, or the act of playing it.
Synonyms
Related terms
- ōllamani
Descendants
- Spanish: ulama
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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.