pohua

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːwa/

Etymology 1

Related to tlapōhua (“to count, read, pay”).

Verb

pōhua

1. to read
2. to tell, relate, narrate
3. to count
4. to measure

Derived terms

• āmapōhua (verb)
• āmoxpōhua (verb)
• calpōhua (verb)
• cēmpōhua (verb)
• pōhualli
• tepōhua (verb)
• tlālpōhualiztli
• tlālpōhualoni
• tōnalpōhua (verb)
• tōtoltepōhua (verb)

Etymology 2

Verb

pōhua

1. to brag
2. to be lofty, haughty or arrogant

Derived terms

• mopōhuani
• nepōhualiztli
• pōhuani

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 168