tzompilihui

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tzompiliui (obsolete)
• tzompi̱lihui (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)
• tzompili̱bi̱ (Tetelcingo)

Etymology

tzompilli (“cold”) +‎ -ihui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsompiːliwi/ (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)
• IPA^(key): /tsompilɪwɪ/ (Tetelcingo)

Verb

tzompilihui

1. To have a cold.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 217r:

     Romadizarſe. ni,tzompiliui. n,itlatlaci.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl tzompilihui

Verb

tzompilihui

1. to have a cold.