tzompilihui

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tzompiliui (obsolete)
tzompi̱lihui (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)
tzompili̱bi̱ (Tetelcingo)

Etymology

tzompilli (“cold”) +‎ -ihui

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsompiːliwi/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)
IPA^(key): /tsompilɪwɪ/ (Tetelcingo)

Verb

tzompilihui

To have a cold.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 217r:
  Romadizarſe. ni,tzompiliui. n,itlatlaci.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tzompilihui

Verb

tzompilihui

to have a cold.

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