tonatiuh

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Central Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Nahuatl tonatiuh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tonatiuh

  1. (Texcoco) sun, dusk

References

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  • Herrera, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Consejo Estatal para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas del Estado de México (CEDIPIEM); Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Nominalization of tōna (to be hot, to be sunny) +‎ -ti + yauh (to go), literally “it goes along emitting heat”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tōnatiuh (inanimate)

  1. (it is) the sun.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Central Nahuatl: tonatih

References

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