ahmolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

amolli, amulli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?] (compare Cahuilla 'amul).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʔmoːlli/
IPA^(key): [aʔ.ˈmóː.lːi]

Noun

ahmōlli (inanimate)

soap
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana
  Xabon. amulli.

Descendants

→ Spanish: amole

References

Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 6.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 211.

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