onxihuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

vnxiuitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ōme (“two”) +‎ xihuitl (“year”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [oːnˈʃi.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

ōnxihuitl (inanimate)

a period of two years
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 47v. col. 1:
  Dos años.vnxiuitl.
  Two years. vnxiuitl.
- Idem, f. 158r. col. 2.
  Vnxiuitl.dos años.
  Vnxiuitl. two years.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 47v, 158r

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