cuahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• quahuitl, quauitl (obsolete spellings)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʷá.wit͡ɬ]

Noun

cuahuitl (inanimate, plural cuahuitl)

1. (it is) a shrub; tree or other woody plant.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 22v.

     Arbol generalmente. quauitl.

2. (it is) wood.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 160r.

     Madera. quauitl.

     Madero. quauitl.

Derived terms

• āhuacuahuitl
• cuauhmāitl
• cuauhcalli

• cuauhcōconētl
• cuauhpatōlli

• cuauhtōtolin
• māccuahuitl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 219.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 58.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 230.

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl cuahuitl

Noun

cuahuitl (plural cuatini)

1. tree, wood.

Derived terms

• ahuacacuahuitl
• cuaxilocuahuitl
• lalaxcuahuitl
• mangocuahuitl