ohuihcayotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• ouicayotl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From ohuih (“something difficult or challenging”) +‎ -qui +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o.wiʔˈkaː.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

ohuihcāyōtl (inanimate)

1. difficulty, challenge, danger
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45v. col. 1:

     Dificultad. ouitiliztli. ouicayotl.

     Difficulty. ouitiliztli. ouicayotl.

   • Idem, f. 94r. col. 2.

     Peligro.  outiliztli. ouicayotl. neouican tlatiliztli. / neouican aquiliztli.

     Danger. outiliztli. ouicayotl. neouican tlatiliztli. neouican aquiliztli.

   • Idem, f. 78r. col. 2.

     Ouicayotl. dificultad, o peligro.

     Ouicayotl. difficulty or danger.

Related terms

• ohuihcāyoh

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 45v, 94r, 78r