chicueyilhuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

chicueilhuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chicuēyi (“eight”) +‎ ilhuitl (“days”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.kʷeːˈjiɬ.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

chicuēyilhuitl (inanimate)

A period of eight days.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20v. col. 1:
  Chicueilhuitl. ocho dias,o vna ſemana.
  Chicueilhuitl. eight days, or one week.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 20v

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