nahuilhuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

nauh ylhuitl, nauilhuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From nāhui (“four”) +‎ ilhuitl (“day, days”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

nāhuilhuitl (inanimate)

A period of four days.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 59r:
  Cuatro dias tiempo. nauh ylhuitl.
  Four days time. nauh ylhuitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64r. col. 1:
  Nauilhuitl. quatro dias.
  Nauilhuitl. four days.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 64r

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