epyollohtli
التعريفات والمعاني
== Classical Nahuatl ==
=== Alternative forms ===
epyollotli (obsolete spelling)
=== Etymology ===
From eptli (“oyster”) + yōllohtli (“heart”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ep.joːˈlːoʔ.t͡ɬi]
=== Noun ===
epyōllohtli (inanimate)
pearl, seed pearl
Idem, f. 29r. col. 1.
Epyollotli. perla precioſa, o aljofar.
Epyollotli. a precious pearl, or a seed pearl.
=== References ===
Alonso de Molina (2008), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 95