hueyi tlahtoani

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === uey tlatoani, vey tlatoani (obsolete spellings) === Etymology === From huēyi (“something great”) +‎ tlahtoāni (“king, speaker”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [weː.ji.t͡ɬaʔ.toˈ(w)aː.ni] === Noun === huēyi tlahtoāni (animate) A male sovereign, a king, especially the ruler of an āltepētl. ==== Derived terms ==== huēyi tlahtohcāyōtl === References === Alonso de Molina (1571), Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 103r