cehualli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ceualli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [seːˈwa.lːi]

Noun

cēhualli (inanimate)

shadow
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 228r:
  Sombra. ceualli.ceuallotl.ecauillotl. ecauyotl.
  A shadow. [or, alternatively, the shade] ceualli. ceuallotl. ecauillotl. ecauhyotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 110r. col. 2:
  Sombra. ceualli. ceuallotl. ecauillotl. ecauhyotl.
  A shadow. ceualli. ceuallotl. ecauillotl. ecauhyotl.
- Idem, f. 18v. col. 1.
  Ceualli, ſombra de alguna coſa.
  Ceualli. the shadow cast by something.

Synonyms

cēhuallōtl, ehcahuillotl

Derived terms

cēhualcalli
cēhualloh
cēhuallōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 110r, 18v

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