chipahuacatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

chipauacatl (nonstandard spelling)

Etymology

From chipāhuac (“something pure, clean”) +‎ ātl (“water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃi.paːˈwa.kaːt͡ɬ]

Noun

chipāhuacātl (inanimate)

fresh water
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 6r. col. 1:
  Agua dulce. yecatl. chipauacatl.
  Fresh water. yecatl. chipauacatl.
- Idem, f. 21r. col. 2.
  Chipauacatl.agua dulce.
  Chipauacatl. fresh water.

Synonyms

(fresh water): yēcātl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 6

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