ixayotl

== Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === Either a reduction or reanalysis of synonymous īxxāyōtl (“tear”), from īxtli (“eye”) + xāyōtl (“discharge”), or a separate formation based on īxtli (“eye”) +‎ āyōtl (“watery substance”), forming a minimal pair with īxxāyōtl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iːʃˈaːjoːt͡ɬ/ === Noun === īxāyōtl tear, tears ==== Derived terms ==== īxāyōchōca (verb) īxāyōpohpōhua (verb) === References === Frances Karttunen (1992), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 110