cexihuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cexiuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

A reduction of *cexxihuitl, from cen (“one”) + xihuitl (“year”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [seˈʃí.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

cexihuitl (inanimate)

one year; a period lasting one year.

References

Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 89

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