mexihcopahuic
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Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mexicopauic (obsolete spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From Mēxihco (“Mexico”) + -pahuīc (“to, toward”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
mēxihcopahuīc
- To or toward Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 55v. col. 2:
- Mexicopa. hazia Mexico. / Mexicopauic. idem.
- Mexicopa. to [or toward] Mexico. / Mexicopauic. the same.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 55