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kuwasihkāyeyekatl

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Guerrero Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From yeyekatl (wind; spirit). Cf. Classical Nahuatl coaciuhqui (suffering from gout). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

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kuwasihkāyeyekatl

  1. A spirit that causes rheumatism.
    • 2011, Roberto Olivares Ruiz, Jonathan D. Amith, Silvestre Pantaleón, page 26:
      Nikān tamēchnōtsan: amankāyeyekatl, sepōhkāyeyekatl, kuwasihkāyeyekatl, tsitsilkayeyekatl, tematilāyeyekatl, kuwatsilkāyeyekatl, tomāhkāyeyekatl.
      Here we invoke you, wind of anxiety, of numbness, of rheumatism, of tingling skin, of muscle strains, of cramps, the thick wind.
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