cexihuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

A reduction of *cexxihuitl, from cen (one) + xihuitl (year).

Pronunciation

Noun

cexihuitl (inanimate)

  1. one year; a period lasting one year.

References

  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 89