tonalehecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

to̱nalejeca' (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Etymology

tonalli (“heat of the sun”) +‎ ehecatl (“wind”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /toːnalehekaʔ/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Noun

tonalehecatl

A hot wind.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 243v
  Viento eſtiual. tonalehecatl.

References

Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎, 2nd electronic ed., Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 194, 268

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