ahmolli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• amolli, amulli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan [Term?] (compare Cahuilla 'amul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʔmoːlli/
• IPA^(key): [aʔ.ˈmóː.lːi]

Noun

ahmōlli (inanimate)

1. soap
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana

     Xabon. amulli.

Descendants

• → Spanish: amole

References

• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 6.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 211.