amilli
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See also: á milli
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ātl (“water”) + mīlli (“cultivated field”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
āmīlli (inanimate)
- irrigated field or land
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5r. col. 1:
- Amilli. tierra de regadio.
- Amilli. irrigated land.
References[edit]
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 10.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 210.