Coahuila

English

Etymology

From Spanish Coahuila, of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkoʊəˈwiːlə/
  • Rhymes: -iːlə
  • Hyphenation: Co‧a‧hui‧la

Proper noun

Coahuila

  1. A state of Mexico.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in English (layout · text)
States: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · Mexico · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Autonomous city: Mexico City

References

  1. ^ “Kwawillān”, in Nawatl Living Dictionary‎[1], retrieved 11 December 2024

Spanish

Etymology

Of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koaˈwila/ [ko.aˈwi.la]
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: Co‧a‧hui‧la

Proper noun

Coahuila f

  1. a state of Mexico

Descendants

  • → English: Coahuila
  • → Chinese: 科阿韋拉 / 科阿韦拉 (Kē'āwéilā) (transliteration)
  • ⇒ Translingual: Coahuilasaurus, Coahuilaceratops

See also

Divisions of the United Mexican States in Spanish (layout · text)
Estados: Aguascalientes · Baja California · Baja California Sur · Campeche · Chiapas · Chihuahua · Coahuila · Colima · Durango · Guanajuato · Guerrero · Hidalgo · Jalisco · México · Michoacán · Morelos · Nayarit · Nuevo León · Oaxaca · Puebla · Querétaro · Quintana Roo · San Luis Potosí · Sinaloa · Sonora · Tabasco · Tamaulipas · Tlaxcala · Veracruz · Yucatán · Zacatecas
Ciudad autónoma: Ciudad de México

References

  1. ^ “Kwawillān”, in Nawatl Living Dictionary‎[2], retrieved 11 December 2024

Turkish

Etymology

From Spanish Coahuila, of Nahuan origin, meaning “place of trees”; compare Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl (“tree, wood”) + -tlān (“place of”).[1]

Proper noun

Coahuila

  1. a state of Mexico

References

  1. ^ “Kwawillān”, in Nawatl Living Dictionary‎[3], retrieved 11 December 2024
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