yohualahhuechtli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- youalauechtli (obsolete spelling), yohualahhuachtli
Etymology
From yohualli (“night”) + ahhuechtli (“dew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jo.wa.laʔˈwet͡ʃ.t͡ɬi]
Noun
yohualahhuechtli (inanimate)
- dew (especially when formed or present during night)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216v:
- Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli.youalauechtli.
- Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 105r. col. 2:
- Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- Idem, f. 41v. col. 1.
- Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche. / Youalauechtli. idem.
- Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche. / Youalauechtli. the same.
- Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche. / Youalauechtli. idem.
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 105
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