xilotlah

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Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From xīlōtl (unripe ear of maize) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʃiːˈloː.t͡ɬaʔ]

Noun[edit]

xīlōtlah (locative)

  1. the season when ears of maize are still unripe

References[edit]

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 113r, 159r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 766