etlah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

etla (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From etl (“bean”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈe.t͡ɬaʔ]

Noun

etlah (locative)

A bean field; land cultivated with beans.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64r. col. 2.
  Friſolar o hauar. emilli. etla.
  A bean field. dmilli. etla.
- Idem, f. 29r. col. 2.
  Etla. eredad de friſoles, o hauas .
  Etla. a bean field.

Synonyms

(bean field): emīllah, emīlli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 64

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