mexihcopahuic

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

mexicopauic (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From Mēxihco (“Mexico”) +‎ -pahuīc (“to, toward”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [meː.ʃiʔ.koˈpa.wiːk]

Adverb

mēxihcopahuīc

To or toward Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 2.
  Mexicopa. hazia Mexico. / Mexicopauic. idem.
  Mexicopa. to [or toward] Mexico. / Mexicopauic. the same.

Synonyms

mēxihcopa

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 55

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