ehecatl

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === eecatl (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === A frequentative reduplication of ehcatl (“wind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eʔˈeː.kat͡ɬ] === Noun === ehēcatl (inanimate) air Idem, f. 28r. col. 2. Eecatl. viento, o ayre. Eecatl. wind, or the air. wind The second day sign of the Aztec tonalpohualli. 16C, Codex Magliabechiano, f. 11v. Macuili ecatl / ques çinco vien / tos. Macuili ecatl. [sic] which means “five winds”. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Central Huasteca Nahuatl: ajakatl Central Nahuatl: ehcatl, ehkatl, yecatl, yehyekatl, ejekatl Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: ahakatl Guerrero Nahuatl: ajakatl Orizaba Nahuatl: ehkatl Temascaltepec Nahuatl: ejekatl Pipil: ejekatl Western Huasteca Nahuatl: ajakatl === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 7r, 28r, 117v Lockhart, James (2001), Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 217 Andrews, J. Richard (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 254