ilhuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ylhuitl (obsolete)
• ilhui' (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /íɬ.wit͡ɬ/

Noun

ilhuitl

1. Day.
2. Feast day; fiesta.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 84r:

     Dia de fieſta. ylhuitl.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

• (day) día, tonalli

Derived terms

• cemilhuitl
• ilhuicatl

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1], 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 56, 235

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl ilhuitl.

Noun

ilhuitl

1. fiesta, festival.