ahuacuahuitl

Central Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.waˈkʷa.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

ahuacuahuitl (inanimate)

oak tree

Synonyms

ahuatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

auaquauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Equivalent to ahuatl (“oak”) +‎ cuahuitl (“tree”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.waˈkʷa.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

ahuacuahuitl (inanimate)

oak tree
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 109r:
  Enzina. auaquauitl.auatl.
  An oak tree. auaquauitl. auatl.
- Idem, f. 216v.
  Roble arbol. auaquauitl. auatl.
  An oak tree. auaquauitl. auatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 57v. col. 1:
  Enzina. auaquauitl. auatl.
  An oak tree. auaquauitl. auatl.
- Idem, f. 105r. col. 2.
  Roble arbol. auaquauitl. auatl.
  An oak tree. auaquauitl. auatl.
- Idem, f. 9r. col. 2.
  Auaquauitl. roble, o enzina.
  Auaquauitl. an oak tree.

Synonyms

āhuatl

Derived terms

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 57, 105, 9

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