aehecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātl (“water”) +‎ ehēcatl (“wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.eʔˈeː.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

āehēcatl (inanimate)

An oceanic wind, wind blowing inland from the sea.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 3r. col. 1.
  A Ehecatl. el viento que trae el aguace- / ro, o la maerea . i.el viento que viene de / la mar.
  A Ehecatl. the wind that brings the rains or pushes the tides, the wind that comes from the sea.

Derived terms

huēyi āehēcatl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 3r
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 15

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