hueyi

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweː.ji/

Adjective

hueyi

  1. large, big, great.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈweː.ji]

Noun

huēyi (inanimate)

  1. Something large, big, great, etc.

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, page 79

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl hueyi

Adjective

hueyi (plural huehhueyi)

  1. big, great.