huehuehpol

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

veuepul (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēhueh (“old man”) +‎ -pōl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weːˈweʔ.poːɬ]

Noun

huēhuehpōl (animate)

Augmentative of huēhueh; an old man, especially one that is mean or vile.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 157r. col. 1:
  Veuepul. vejarron,o viejo ruin.
  Veuepul. an old man (augmentative), or a vile old man.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana, Editorial Porrúa, page 157r

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