axixcomitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āxīxtli (“urine”) +‎ cōmitl (“pot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aː.ʃiːʃˈkoː.mit͡ɬ/

Noun

āxīxcōmitl (inanimate)

chamber pot, urinal
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 30v:
  Bacin ſeruidor. axixcomitl. cuitlacomitl.
  A chamber pot, a urinal. axixcomitl. cuitlacomitl.
- Idem, f. 224v.
  Seruidor baçin. cuitlacomitl.nemanahuilcomitl. axixcomitl.
  A urinal, a chamber pot. cuitlacomitl.nemanahuilcomitl. axixcomitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 10. col. 2:
  Axixcomitl. ſeruidor, o bacin.
  Axixcomitl. A urinal or chamber pot.

Synonyms

(chamber pot, urinal): cuitlacōmitl, nemānāhuīlcōmitl

Related terms

āxīxcalli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 10

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