iyelli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

yyelli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Compare iyexi (“to fart”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iˈje.lːi]

Noun

iyelli (inanimate)

fart, flatulence
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 191.
  Pedo. neyyexiliztli.yyelli.
  A fart. neyyexiliztli. yyelli.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 94r. col. 1.
  Pedo . neyyexiliztli. yyelli.
  A fart. neyyexiliztli. yyelli.
- Idem, f. 36v. col. 2.
  Iyelli. pedo.
  Iyelli. a fart.

Synonyms

neiyexiliztli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 94r, 36v

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