ahmolli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

ahmolli

  1. soap

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *ahmool-lɨ (“soapweed, agave”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *amuwuL-ta (“agave”),[1] referring to Agave species being used for soap.

Cognate with Cahuilla 'amul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʔmoːlli/
  • IPA(key): [aʔ.ˈmóː.lːi]

Noun

ahmōlli (inanimate)

  1. soap
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana:
      Xabon. amulli.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of ahmolli
Singular Plural
1st person nahmol tahmol
2nd person mahmol amahmol
3rd person īahmol īmahmol
impersonal tēahmol

Descendants

  • → Spanish: amole

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “3a. *amu(wV) / *amuwuL”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 48
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 6.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 211.

Orizaba Nahuatl

Noun

ahmolli

  1. amole

References

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