yollohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• yollotli, yullotli, obsolete spellings

Etymology

A derivation of yōli (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [joːˈlːoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

yōllohtli (inanimate)

1. heart (organ)

   Synonym: yollotl

   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 55r:

     Coraçon.   yollotli.

     The heart.   yollotli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 30v. col. 1:

     Coraçon. yullotli. toyollo.

     The heart. yullotli. toyollo.

   • Idem, f. 41r. col. 1.

     Yollotli. coraçon.

     Yollotli. the heart.

Derived terms

• epyōllohtli
• yōllohxōchitl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 267–268.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 342.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 242.