tlanomitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tlantli (“tooth, teeth”) +‎ omitl (“bone”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaˈno.mit͡ɬ]

Noun

tlanomitl (inanimate)

ivory
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 165r.
  Marfil. maçatl elefante y coatlan.tlan omitl.
  Ivory. maçatl elefant ycoatlan. tlan omitl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 2.
  Marfil.maçatl elefante ycoatlan.tlan omitl.
  Ivory. maçatl elefante ycoatlan. tlan omitl.
- Idem, f. 129r. col. 1.
  Tlanomitl. marfil.
  Tlanomitl. ivory.

Synonyms

mazātl elefānte īcōātlan

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 82r, 129r

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