hueyatl

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyatl

Noun

hueyatl

1. sea

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• huēyi ātl
• uey atl, veiatl, vey atl, (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From huēyi (“something large”) +‎ ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈweː.jaːt͡ɬ]

Noun

huēyātl (inanimate)

1. sea, ocean
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 164v:

     Mar generalmente. uey atl.ylhuica atl.

     The sea in general. uey atl.ylhuica atl.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 82r. col. 1:

     Mar generalmente. vey atl. ylhuica atl.

     The sea in general. vey atl. ylhuica atl.

   • Idem, f. 155v. col. 1.

     Veiatl.el mar.

     Veiatl. the sea.

Synonyms

• ilhuicaātl

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 82r, 155v

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyatl

Noun

hueyatl

1. river

See also

• atemitl