omilhuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ōme (“two”) +‎ ilhuitl (“day”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːˈmiɬ.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

ōmilhuitl (inanimate)

a period of two days
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 1.
  Omilhuitl . dos dias.
  Omilhuitl. two days.

Related terms

mācuililhuitl
chicuacemilhuitl

chicōmilhuitl
chicuēyilhuitl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 76v

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