hueyi acueyotl
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- vey acueyotl (obsolete or historical spelling)
Etymology
From huēyi (“something large”) + ācuēyōtl (“a wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wéːjaːˈkʷéːjoːt͡ɬ]
Noun
huēyi ācuēyōtl inan (plural huēyi ācuēyōtl)
- (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)