yectenehua

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

yecteneua

Etymology

yēctli "good" + tenēhua "to name; recognize"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeːkteneːwa/

Verb

yēctenēhua

(transitive) To praise.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 13v:
  Alabar a otro. nite.yecteneua. nite.yequito. nite.q̈litoa.
  [...]
  Alabarſe. nino.yecteneua. nino.yequitoa. nino.qualitoa.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

cualihtoa
yequihtoa

Derived terms

teyectenehualiztli
tlayectenehualli
tlayecteneuhtli

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