yohualahhuachtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• youalauachtli (obsolete spelling), yohualahhuechtli

Etymology

From yohualli (“night”) +‎ ahhuachtli (“dew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo.wa.laʔˈwat͡ʃ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

yohualahhuachtli (inanimate)

1. dew (especially when formed or present during night)
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216v:

     Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli.youalauechtli.

     Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 105r. col. 2:

     Rocio dela noche. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.

     Dew of the night. youalauachtli. youalauechtli.

   • Idem, f. 41v. col. 1.

     Youalauachtli. rocio dela noche.

     Youalauachtli. dew of the night.

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 105