yecatl

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Central Nahuatl

Noun

yecatl

Wind.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From yēctli (“something good”) +‎ ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

yēcātl (inanimate)

fresh water
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6r. col. 1:
  Agua dulce. yecatl. chipauacatl.
  Fresh water. yecatl. chipauacatl.
- Idem, f. 34v. col. 1.
  Yecatl. agua dulce.
  Yecatl. fresh water.

Synonyms

(fresh water): chipāhuacātl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 6

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