bieyi̱

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • bieyi

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *weey(ɨ), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wïL.[1]

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl huēyi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wjejɪ/, [ˈβjejɪ]

Adjective

bieyi̱ (plural bejfei̱ or bejfeyi̱)

  1. big, large

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “204a. *wïL, redupl: *wïLwïLu > *wï'ïwïLu/*wï'ïLu/*wï'Lu ‘big, much, many’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, pages 79–80
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