ilhuicaatentli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ilhuicaātl (“sea, ocean”) +‎ tēntli (“edge, brim”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iɬ.wi.ka.aːˈteːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

ilhuicaātēntli (inanimate)

seashore, beach
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 37r. col. 2:
  Ilhuica atentli. playa, o coſta de mar.
  (Ilhuica atentli. beach or seashore.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

ātēntli
huey ātēntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 37

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