Central Nahuatl edit

 

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Nahuatl tonatiuh.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tonatiuh

  1. (Texcoco) sun, dusk

References edit

  • Herrera, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Consejo Estatal para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas del Estado de México (CEDIPIEM); Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl edit

 

Etymology edit

Nominalization of tōna (to be hot, to be sunny) +‎ -ti + yauh (to go), literally “it goes along emitting heat”.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tōnatiuh (inanimate)

  1. (it is) the sun.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Central Nahuatl: tonatih

References edit