yohualahhuachtli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- youalauachtli (obsolete spelling), yohualahhuechtli
Etymology
From yohualli (“night”) + ahhuachtli (“dew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jo.wa.laʔˈwat͡ʃ.t͡ɬi]
Noun
yohualahhuachtli (inanimate)
- dew (especially when formed or present during night)
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216v:
- Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli.youalauechtli.
- Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 105r. col. 2:
- Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.
- Idem, f. 41v. col. 1.
- Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche.
- Youalauachtli. dew of the night.
- Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche.
References
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 105