chiucnahui
Classical Nahuatl
| 90 | ||
| [a], [b] ← 8 | 9 | 10 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: chiucnāhui Ordinal: ic chiucnāhui Adverbial: chiucnāuhcān, chiucnāppa | ||
Alternative forms
- chiucnaui, chicunahui, chicunaui, chiconahui, chiconaui, chicnahui, chicnaui, chicanahui (obsolete spellings)
Etymology
From chiuc- (“five”) + nāhui (“four”), (cf. chicuacē (“six”), chicōme (“seven”) and chicuēyi (“eight”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃikʷˈnáː.wi]
Numeral
chiucnāhui
- nine
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
- 9 nueue.chicunaui.
- 9 nine. chicunaui.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
- 9 Nueue . chicunaui.
- 9 Nine. chicunaui.
- Idem, f. 20r. col. 2.
- Chiconaui. nueue .
- Chiconaui. nine.
- Chiconaui. nueue .
Derived terms
- chiucnāppa
- chiucnāuhcān
- chiucnāuhmictlān
- chiucnāuhpōhualli
- chiucnāuhtiyānquiztli
- chiucnāuhtzontli
- chiucnāuhxiquipilli
- onchiucnāhui
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 20r
- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 310