cuahuitl
Central Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- (Texcoco): kuahuitl
- (Tlaxcala): kuajuitl
Noun
cuahuitl
Derived terms
References
- Medina, Genaro (1999); online Curso de Náhuatl, Universidad de las Américas; San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *kʷawɨ-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kuʼawi-ta.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʷá.wit͡ɬ]
Noun
cuahuitl (inanimate, plural cuahuitl)
- (it is) a shrub; tree or other woody plant.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v:
- Arbol generalmente. quauitl.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (it is) wood.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 160r:
- Madera. quauitl.
Madero. quauitl.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Inflection
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | noquauh | toquauh |
| 2nd person | moquauh | amoquauh |
| 3rd person | īquauh | īmquauh |
| impersonal | tēquauh | |
Derived terms
Proper nouns derived from cuahuitl
- Cuauhnahuac
- Cuauhtitlan
- Cuauhximalpan
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 219.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 58.
- Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 230.
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
cuahuitl
- obsolete spelling of kuawitl
References
- Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.