xilotlah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From xīlōtl (unripe ear of maize) + -tlah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃiːˈloː.t͡ɬaʔ]

Noun

xīlōtlah (locative)

  1. the season when ears of maize are still unripe

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 113r, 159r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 766
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