amilli

See also: á milli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ mīlli (“cultivated field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aːˈmiː.lːi]

Noun

āmīlli (inanimate)

1. irrigated field or land
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 5r. col. 1:

     Amilli. tierra de regadio.

     Amilli. irrigated land.

References

• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 10.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 210.