hueyatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

huēyi ātl
uey atl, veiatl, vey atl, (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large”) +‎ ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈweː.jaːt͡ɬ]

Noun

huēyātl (inanimate)

sea, ocean
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 164v.
  Mar generalmente. uey atl.ylhuica atl.
  The sea in general. uey atl.ylhuica atl.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 1.
  Mar generalmente. vey atl. ylhuica atl.
  The sea in general. vey atl. ylhuica atl.
- Idem, f. 155v. col. 1.
  Veiatl.el mar.
  Veiatl. the sea.

Synonyms

ilhuicaātl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 82r, 155v

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl huēyātl

Noun

hueyatl

river.

See also

atemitl

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