hueyi citlalin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

vei citlalin (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large”) +‎ citlālin (“star”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [weː.ji.siˈt͡ɬaː.li(n)]

Noun

huēyi citlālin (animate)

The morning star, the planet Venus.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 155v. col. 2:
  Vei citlalin. luzero del alua.
  Vei citlalin. the morning star.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 155v

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