zoyacuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

çoyaquauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From zōyatl (“palm tree”) +‎ cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [soː.jaˈkʷa.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

zōyacuahuitl (inanimate)

palm tree
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:
  Palma arbol conocido.çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.
  A palm tree, a well-known tree. çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Idem, f. 25r. col. 1.
  çoyaquauitl. palma, el arbol.
  çoyaquauitl. palm, the tree.

Synonyms

(palm tree): zōtolin, zōyatl

Derived terms

zōyacuauhtlah

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 92, 25

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