ehecat

Pipil

Alternative forms

• ejekat

Etymology

A frequentative reduplication of *ehcat (“breeze”). Compare Classical Nahuatl ehēcatl (“wind”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /eˈheɡat/
• (Nahuizalco) IPA^(key): /eˈhekat/

Noun

ehecat (plural ehehecat)

1. wind, air

   Ne ehecat quihuatza ne tatoc ihuan ne et quemman hueitiya

   The wind dries out the corn and the beans when it gets stronger