tlaxtlahuilli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • tlaxtlauilli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Patientive form of ixtlāhuia, from tla- +‎ ixtlāhuia (to pay, give payment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɬaʃ.t͡ɬaːˈwiː.lːi]

Noun

tlaxtlāhuīlli (inanimate)

  1. A payment or wage; an award earned through labor.

Derived terms

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 147r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 701