tlemoyonextli
Classical Nahuatl
FWOTD – 21 April 2018
Etymology
From tlemōyōtl (“spark”) + nextli (“ash, cinders”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɬemoːˈjoːneʃt͡ɬi/
Noun
tlemōyōnextli
- A dead or extinguished spark.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147r. col. 2: