nahui
Central Nahuatl
| < 3 | 4 | 5 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : nahui Ordinal : inic nahui | ||
Alternative forms
- (Tlaxcala): naui
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl nahui.
Numeral
nahui
References
- Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
Classical Nahuatl
| 40 | ||
| [a], [b], [c], [d] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: nāhui Ordinal: ic nāhui Adverbial: nāuhcān, nāppa Distributive: nānāhui, nahnāhui | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ (“four”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *na-wakay (“four”, literally “two twos”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnáː.wi]
Numeral
nāhui
- four
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 250r:
- 4 quatro.naui.
- 4 four. naui.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 118v. col. 1:
- 4 Quatro . naui.
- 4 Four. naui.
- Idem, f. 64r. col. 1.
- Naui quatro, o mitia.
- Naui. four, or my aunt.
- Naui quatro, o mitia.
Derived terms
- chiucnāhui
- nāhuilhuitl
- nāppa
- nāppāntli
- nāppōhualli
- nāuhcān
- nāuhmētztli
- nāuhtetl
- nāuhtlamantli
- nāuhtzontli
- nāuhxihuitl
- nāuhxiquipili
- nāuhōlōtl
References
- Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 118v, 64r
- Wright, David (2016), Lectura del Náhuatl, rev. ed. edition, Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas, page 180
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *naawɨ.
Numeral
nahui
Lithuanian
Interjection
nahui
- alternative form of nachui