cicitlalloh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cicitlallo (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of citlālloh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [siː.siˈt͡ɬaː.lːoʔ]

Noun

cīcitlālloh (inanimate)

Something starry; filled with stars.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 102r:
  Eſtrellado. citlallo.cicitlallo.
  (Starry. citlallo. cicitlallo.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 2:
  Cicitlallo.coſa eſtrellada,o llena de eſtrellas.
  Cicitlallo. something starry, something full of stars.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 22

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