yollohxochitl
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- yolloxochitl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From yōllohtli (“heart”) + xōchitl (“flower”), because the plant's flowers were traditionally used in the making of medicine to improve the muscle tone of the heart.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
yōllohxōchitl (inanimate)
- A species of flowering tree or shrub of the magnolia family, Magnolia mexicana.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 63r. col. 1:
- Flor muy oloroſa de hechura de coraçon. yolloxo- / chitl.
- A very fragrant flower in the shape of a heart. yolloxochitl.
- Idem, f. 41r. col. 1.
- Yolloxochitl. flor muy oloroſa de hechura de co / raçõ .
- Yolloxochitl. a very fragrant flower in the shape of a heart.
- Yolloxochitl. flor muy oloroſa de hechura de co / raçõ .
Descendants[edit]
- Spanish: yolosóchil, yolosúchil
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 41
- Carlos Montemayor et al. (2009) Diccionario del náhuatl en el español de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, page 180