macpalyollohtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• macpalyollotli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

mācpalli (“palm of the hand”) +‎ yōllohtli (“heart”). Compare Chinese 手掌心 (shǒuzhǎngxīn, “middle of the palm”, literally “palm heart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maːk.paɬ.joːˈlːoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

mācpalyōllohtli (inanimate)

1. The middle of the palm of the hand.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 127v:

     Fuente dela palma dela mano.  macpayollotli.

     The middle of the palm of the hand. macpayollotli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64v. col. 1:

     Fuente dela palma dela mano. macpayollotli.

     The middle of the palm of the hand. macpayollotli.

   • Idem, f. 51r. col. 1.

     Macpalyollotli.  el medio de la palma dela ma- / no.

     Macpalyollotli. the middle of the palm of the hand.

Derived terms

• mācpalyōllohco

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 51r