xihuitl

Classical Nahuatl
FWOTD – 18 September 2013

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃiwitɬ/

Noun

xihuitl

  1. year
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
      Año. xiuitl.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃiwitɬ/

Noun

xihuitl

  1. grass
  2. turquoise
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
      Turqueſa. tlaquauac xiuitl. xiuitl. xiuhtomolli.
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃiːwitɬ/

Noun

xīhuitl

  1. comet
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
      Comete grande que parece correr. xiuitl.

References
  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 264.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 324.
  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 241.

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology 1

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl xihuitl

Noun

xihuitl

  1. grass.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl xihuitl

Noun

xihuitl

  1. year.
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