yoliliztlaxcalli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From yōliliztli (life) + tlaxcalli (bread), a calque of Spanish pan de vida, from Ecclesiastical Latin pānis vītae, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς (ártos tês zōês, bread of life)), an expression found in the Bread of Life discourse in John 6:22–59.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [joː.li.lis.t͡ɬaʃˈká.lːi]

Noun

yōliliztlaxcalli (inanimate)

  1. (Christianity) (it is) the bread of life (a biblical name for Jesus or the eucharist).

Synonyms

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 40r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 195
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