amoxtlahcuiloh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

amoxtlacuilo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āmoxtli (“book”) +‎ tlahcuiloh (“scribe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.moʃ.t͡ɬaˈkʷi.loʔ]

Noun

āmoxtlahcuiloh (animate)

A scribe; a person who writes books by hand.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 58r. col. 1.
  Eſcriuano de libros. amoxtlacuilo.
  A book scribe. amoxtlacuilo.
- Idem, f. 5v. col. 2.
  Amoxtlacuilo. eſcriptor de libros.
  Amoxtlacuilo. a book writer.

Synonyms

āmoxihcuiloh

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 58r, 5v

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