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ehecatl

ehecatl

See also: ehēcatl

Classical Nahuatl

The glyph for the day sign “wind”, from the Codex Magliabechiano.

Alternative forms

Noun

ehēcatl (inanimate)

  1. air
  2. wind
  3. The second day sign of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli.
    • 16C: Codex Magliabechiano, f. 11v.
      Macuili ecatl / ques çinco vien / tos.
      Macuili ecatl. [sic] which means “five winds”.

Derived terms

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 7r, 28r, 117v
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 217
  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 254

Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • ejeca' (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)
  • yejyecatl (Tetelcingo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ehekaʔ/ (Mecayapan and Tatahucapan)
  • IPA(key): /jehjekatɬ/ (Tetelcingo)

Noun

ehecatl

  1. air, wind

References

  • Brewer, Forrest; Jean G. Brewer (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 5, 43, 103, 249
  • 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 42, 213, 268