amaitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

amaytl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ māitl (“arm, hand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aːˈmaː.it͡ɬ]

Noun

āmāitl (inanimate)

coastal lagoon, estuary
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 119r.
  Eſtero de mar. amaytl.axomulli ylhuica amaitl.
  A lagoon of the sea. amaytl. axomulli. ylhuica amaitl.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 60v. col. 2.
  Eſtero de mar.amaytl.axomulli. ylhuicaamaitl.
  A lagoon of the sea. amaytl. axomulli. ylhuicaamaitl.
- Idem, f. 4r. col. 2.
  Amaitl. eſtero de mar.
  Amaitl. a lagoon of the sea.

Synonyms

āxōmolli
ilhuicaāmāitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 60v, 4r

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