zoyatl

Central Nahuatl

Zoyatl, “palm tree”.

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): soyatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl zoyatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoː.jaːtɬ]

Noun

zoyatl (inanimate)

1. palm tree

References

• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• çoyatl, çuyatl (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoː.jaːt͡ɬ]

Noun

zōyātl (inanimate)

1. palm tree
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:

     Palma arbol conocido. çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.

     A palm tree, a well-known tree. çoyatl.çoyaquauitl.

   • 'Idem, f. 25r. col. 1.

     Çoyatl. palma.

     Çoyatl. a palm tree.

   • Idem, f. 27v. col. 2.

     Çuyatl. palma.

     Çuyatl. a palm tree.

Synonyms

• (palm tree): zōtolin, zōyacuahuitl

Derived terms

Terms derived from zoyatl

• petlazoyatl
• zoyacapolin
• zoyachiquihuitl
• zoyacuahuitl
• zoyapetlatl
• zoyatanahtli
• zoyatemalli
• zoyatlah

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 349