hueyi

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Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈweː.ji/

Adjective

hueyi

large, big, great.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

uei, uey, vei, vey (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

huēyi (inanimate)

Something large, big, great, etc.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 132v:
  Grande coſa. uey .uey pul.yxachi.yxachipul.
  Something big. uey. ueypul. yxachi. yxachipul.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 66v. col. 1:
  Grande coſa.vey.veypul.yxachi. yxachipul.
  Something big. vey. veypul. yxaci. yxachipul.
- Idem, f. 155v. col. 1.
  Vey. grande.
  Vey. big.

Derived terms

Terms derived from hueyi

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 66v, 155v

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyi

Adjective

hueyi (plural huehhueyi)

big, great.

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