huehueyipol

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

veueipol, veueipul (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

Long-vowel reduplication of huēyi (“something big”) +‎ -pōl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weː.weːˈji.poːɬ]

Noun

huēhuēyipōl (animate or inanimate)

Something that is very large, bulky or stocky.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 83v. col. 2.
  Mẽmbrudo de grãdes miembros. ypano canvey ynina / cayo. veueipul. totomacpul. nouian tomahuac.
  Bulky, having large limbs. ypano canvey ynina cayo. veueipul. totomacpul. nouian tomahuac.
- Idem, f. 157r. col. 1.
  Veueipol.membrudo.
  Veueipol. very bulky.

Synonyms

tōtomacpōl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 83v, 157r

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