cuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quahuitl, quauitl (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʷá.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

cuahuitl (inanimate, plural cuahuitl)

(it is) a shrub; tree or other woody plant.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v.
  Arbol generalmente. quauitl.
(it is) wood.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 160r.
  Madera. quauitl.
  
  Madero. quauitl.

Derived terms

References

Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 219.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 58.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 230.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl

Noun

cuahuitl (plural cuatini)

tree, wood.

Derived terms

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