tonatiuhyoh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tonatiuhyo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōnatiuh (“the sun”) +‎ -yoh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toː.naˈtiʍ.joʔ]

Noun

tōnatiuhyoh (inanimate)

Something covered in suns; decorated with solar motifs.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 227r.
  Solar coſa de ſol. tonatiuhyo.
  Solar; something of the sun. tonatiuhyoh.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 109v. col. 2.
  Solar coſa de ſol. tonatiuhyo.
  Solar; something of the sun. tonatiuhyoh.
- Idem, f. 149v. col. 1.
  Tonatiuhyo.coſa ſolar.
  Tonatiuhyo. something solar.

Related terms

citlālloh

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 109v, 149v

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