tepeehecatl

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tepeehecatl. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tepeehecatl, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tepeehecatl in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tepeehecatl you have here. The definition of the word tepeehecatl will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftepeehecatl, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tepētl (“mountain”) +‎ ehēcatl (“wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tepeː.eʔˈeːkat͡ɬ/

Noun

tepēehēcatl (inanimate)

A wind blowing from land toward the sea.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 243v:
  Viento de tierra en la mar. tepe ehecatl. tlaluacpã ehecatl.
  A wind from land at sea. tepe ehecatl. tlaluacpã ehecatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 102v. col. 1:
  Tepe ehecatl. viento de ſierra [sic.], enla mar.
  Tepe ehecatl. wind of the land, at sea.

Synonyms

tlālhuacpanehēcatl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 102

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia