ilhuicaatentli
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From ilhuicaātl (“sea, ocean”) + tēntli (“edge, brim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [iɬ.wi.ka.aːˈteːn.t͡ɬi]
Noun
ilhuicaātēntli (inanimate)
- seashore, beach
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 37r. col. 2:
- Ilhuica atentli. playa, o coſta de mar.
(Ilhuica atentli. beach or seashore.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
- ātēntli
- huey ātēntli
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 37