tlahuilloh
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- tlauillo (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From tlāhuīlli (“candlelight”) + -yoh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɬaːˈwiː.lːoʔ]
Noun
tlāhuīlloh (inanimate)
- Something bright or luminous; covered in light.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 145r. col. 1:
- Tlauillo. luminoſa y clara coſa.
- Tlauillo. something luminous and bright.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 145r