ompohualli

Classical Nahuatl

**Classical Nahuatl cardinal numbers**
< 39	40	41 >
Cardinal : ōmpōhualli Ordinal : ic ōmpōhualli Adverbial : ōmpōhualpa

Alternative forms

ompoalli, ompoualli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From ōme (“two”) +‎ pōhualli (“count”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːm.poːˈwa.lːi]

Numeral

ōmpōhualli

forty
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250v.
  40 quarenta.ompoualli.
  40 forty. ompoualli.
- 1571, Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 119r. col. 1.
  40 Quarenta. ompoualli.
  40 Forty. ompoualli.
- Idem, f. 76v. col. 2.
  Ompoalli . quarenta.
  Ompoalli. forty.

Related terms

cempōhualli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 76v

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