tonatiuh

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

tōnatiuh (inanimate)

  1. (it is) the sun.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Central Puebla Nahuatl: tonatih

References