yohualahhuechtli

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

youalauechtli (obsolete spelling), yohualahhuachtli

Etymology

From yohualli (“night”) +‎ ahhuechtli (“dew”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

yohualahhuechtli (inanimate)

dew (especially when formed or present during night)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216v:
  Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli.youalauechtli.
  Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 105r. col. 2:
  Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
  Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- Idem, f. 41v. col. 1.
  Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche. / Youalauechtli. idem.
  Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche. / Youalauechtli. the same.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 105

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