huehuehpol
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- veuepul (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From huēhueh (“old man”) + -pōl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [weːˈweʔ.poːɬ]
Noun
huēhuehpōl (animate)
- augmentative of huēhueh; an old man, especially one that is mean or vile.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 157r. col. 1:
- Veuepul. vejarron,o viejo ruin.
- Veuepul. an old man (augmentative), or a vile old man.
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana, Editorial Porrúa, page 157r