chiyamatl
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- chiamatl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From chiyan (“seed of the chia plant”) + ātl (“water”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈjam.aːt͡ɬ]
Noun
chiyāmatl (inanimate)
- Oil extracted from the seed of the chia plant.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 30r:
- Azeyte de chia. chiamatl.
- Chia oil. chiamatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 18r. col. 1:
- Azeite de chia. chiamatl.
- Chia oil. chiamatl.
- Idem, f. 19r. col. 2.
- Chiamatl.azeite de chia.
- Chiamatl. chia oil.
- Chiamatl.azeite de chia.
Derived terms
- chiyamāchīhua
- chiyamāhuia
- chiyamāpātzca
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 18r, 19r