cozamalotl
Central Nahuatl
Cozamalotl, “rainbow”.
Alternative forms
- (Amecameca and Tlaxcala): kosamalotl
- (Jaltocán): akozamalotl
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koː.saˈmaː.loːt͡ɬ]
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- coçamalotl (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
Compare Morelos Nahuatl kosamalotl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl öcusemölutl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl cosamalotl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koː.saˈmaː.loːt͡ɬ]
Noun
cozamalotl (inanimate)
- rainbow
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v:
- Arco del cielo. ayauh coçamalotl.coçamalotl.
- A rainbow. ayauh coçamalotl.coçamalotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 23r. col. 1:
- Coçamalotl.arco del cielo.
- Coçamalotl.a rainbow.
Synonyms
References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 43
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 23
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