cehcen

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

cecẽ (abbreviated spelling)
cecen (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Reduplicated form of ce (“one”) with saltillo; compare cēcen (“one at a time”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈseʔ.sen/, [ˈséʔ.sen̥]

Numeral

cehcen

(distributive) one apiece; one each.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 39v.
  Cada vno ſendos. cecentetl. cecen.
  One apiece. cecentetl. cecen.
- Idem, f. 254r.
  ¶De vno en vno. vel cada vno ſẽdos,cecẽ.vel,cecẽtetl.
  One at a time, or one apiece. cecẽ, also cecẽtetl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 120r. col. 1.
  ¶ De vno en vno . vel. cada vno ſendos. cecen. vel. / cecentetl.
  One at a time, or one apiece. cecen, also cecentetl.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 120r
J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl: Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 317

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