atetepeyotl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From atl (“water”) + a reduplicated form of tepetl (“hill”) + -yotl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aːtéːteˈpéːjoːt͡ɬ]
Noun
atetepeyotl inan (plural atetepeyotl)
- (it is) a large wave.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 90r. col. 2:
- Ola grande. atetepeyotl. vey acueyotl.
A large wave. atetepeyotl. vey acueyotl.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)