nahuilhuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

nauh ylhuitl, nauilhuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From nāhui (“four”) +‎ ilhuitl (“day, days”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [naːˈwiɬ.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

nāhuilhuitl (inanimate)

A period of four days.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 59r.
  Cuatro dias tiempo. nauh ylhuitl.
  Four days time. nauh ylhuitl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 64r. col. 1.
  Nauilhuitl. quatro dias.
  Nauilhuitl. four days.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 64r

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