ohxitl

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 24 May 2019

Alternative forms

• oxitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Related to ohza (“to anoint, smear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoʔ.ʃit͡ɬ]

Noun

ohxitl (inanimate)

1. a turpentine-based unguent
   • 16th century, Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, book 1, f. ? col. ?

     yn oxitl ynacaio muchioaia

     from her substance, turpentine was made

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 115v. col. 2:

     Vnguento. tlanelchicolpatli. oxitl.

     An unguent. tlanelchicolpatli. oxitl.

   • Idem, f. 78v. col. 2.

     Oxitl. vnguento hecho de trementina.

     Oxitl. an unguent made from turpentine.

Derived terms

• ohxinamacac
• ohxitic
• ohxiyoh

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 115v, 78v