ilhuicatl

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): iluikatl

Noun

ilhuicatl

1. sky

References

• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor. (2002) Lecciones de Nahuatl, Hirata Editorial, Mexico City.
• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ylhuicatl

Etymology

Cf. Mayo téhueca, Central Tarahumara riwigachi (“in heaven”), Pipil ilwikak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ilwikat͡ɬ/
• IPA^(key): [iɬˈwí.kat͡ɬ]

Noun

ilhuicatl

1. sky
   • 1547, Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)

     Ylhuicatl, cielo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• ilhuicaātl

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 229.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 104.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 220.