xalli

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xalli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːlli/

Noun

xalli

1. (Cholula) sand

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Michoacán Nahuatl xali, Tetelcingo Nahuatl xöli̱.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaːlːi/

Noun

xalli

1. sand
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 23r.

     Arena. xalli.

Proper nouns derived from xalli

• Xalixco
• Xallah

• Xaltepec

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 321
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 241

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Orizaba Nahuatl

Noun

xalli

1. sand