-pahuic

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms
  • -huīcpa

Etymology

A conflation of synonymous -pa and -huīc (“to, toward”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ˈpa.wiːk/

Suffix

-pahuīc

  1. (added to nouns) -wards, to, toward; forms adverbs of direction.
Examples:
mēxihcopahuīc (“to or toward Mexico”), from Mēxihco (“Mexico”)

Synonyms
  • (-wards, to, toward): -pa, -huīc

Derived terms
Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -pahuic

References
  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 185
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