tlemoyotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tletl (“fire”) +‎ mōyōtl (“mosquito”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɬeˈmoːjoːt͡ɬ/

Noun

tlemōyōtl

1. spark
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 62r.

     Centella de huego. tlemoyotl.

     (Spark of fire. tlemoyotl.)

   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147r. col. 2.

     Tlemoyotl. centella.

     (Tlemoyotl. spark.)

Derived terms

• tlemōyōnextli

Related terms

• tlenenepilli

References

• Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 308
• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 261