yohualtetzahuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• youaltetzauitl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From yohualli (“night”) +‎ tētzāhuitl (“presage, omen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jo.waɬ.teːˈt͡saː.wit͡ɬ/

Noun

yohualtētzāhuitl (inanimate)

1. A vision or apparition that happens at night; a ghost.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 41v. col. 1:

     Youaltetzauitl. viſiõ ofantaſma q̃parece 'dnoche

     Youaltetzauitl. a vision or ghost that appears at night.

Related terms

• yāōtētzāhuitl

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 41