amoxcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

āmoxtli (“book”) +‎ calli (“house, building”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːmoʃkalli/
IPA^(key): [aː.moʃ.ˈka.lːi]

Noun

amoxcalli

library
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 155r.
  Libreria. amoxcalli.amacalli.amoxpialoyã.amoxtlatiloyã.amoxtlacentecoyan.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5v. col. 2.
  Amoxcalli. libreria, o tienda de papel.
  
  (Amoxcalli. library, or a paper store.)

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