huehuehpol

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• veuepul (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From huēhueh (“old man”) +‎ -pōl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [weːˈweʔ.poːɬ]

Noun

huēhuehpōl (animate)

1. Augmentative of huēhueh; an old man, especially one that is mean or vile.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 157r. col. 1:

     Veuepul. vejarron,o viejo ruin.

     Veuepul. an old man (augmentative), or a vile old man.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana, Editorial Porrúa, page 157r