hueyi ehecatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

vey ehecatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something big”) +‎ ehēcatl (“wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weː.jeʔˈeː.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

huēyi ehēcatl (inanimate)

whirlwind
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 114r. col. 2.
  Toruellino . vey ehecatl.
  A whirlwind. vey ehecatl.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 114r

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