hueyi aehecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

uey a eecatl, vei aehecatl, vey a eecatl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large”) +‎ āehēcatl (“oceanic wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weː.jaː.eʔˈeː.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

huēyi āehēcatl (inanimate)

An oceanic wind that brings rainfall.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 165r.
  Marea viento dela mar. a eecatl.uey a eecatl.
  A wind coming from the sea. a eecatl. uey a eecatl.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 2.
  Marea viento dela mar.a eecatl.vey a eecatl.
  A wind coming from the sea. a eecatl. vey a eecatl.
- Idem, f. 155v. col. 1.
  Vei aehecatl.marea, viento de la mar.
  Vei aehecatl. a wind coming from the sea.

Synonyms

āehēcatl

References

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

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