hueyatl
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Central Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyatl
Noun
hueyatl
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Etymology
From huēyi (“something large”) + ātl (“water”).
Pronunciation
Noun
huēyātl (inanimate)
- sea, ocean
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 164v:
- Mar generalmente. uey atl.ylhuica atl.
- The sea in general. uey atl.ylhuica atl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 1:
- Mar generalmente. vey atl. ylhuica atl.
- The sea in general. vey atl. ylhuica atl.
- Idem, f. 155v. col. 1.
- Veiatl.el mar.
- Veiatl. the sea.
- Veiatl.el mar.
Synonyms
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 82r, 155v
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyatl
Noun
hueyatl