xallah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

xala, xalla (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From xālli (“sand”) +‎ -tlah.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃaː.lːaʔ]

Noun

xāllah (locative)

an expanse of sand; sands
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 23r:
  Arenal. xala.xalpa.
  An expanse of sand. xala.xalpa.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 158v. col. 1:
  Xalla.arenal.
  Xalla.an expanse of sand.

Related terms

xālloh
xālpan

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 158

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