C / CH | Nahuatl Dictionary

Letter C/CH: Displaying 1201 - 1220 of 5780

cehuallotl.

seːwɑlloːtɬ

Orthographic Variants:

ceuallotl

the shadow or shade made by something (see Molina)

shadow, shade

James Lockhart, Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts (Stanford: Stanford University Press and UCLA Latin American Studies, 2001), 213.

See full entry.

a type of bird, perhaps a talking bird; perhaps like the zacuan
Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, citing Wimmer 2004, who draws from Clavijero and Hernández. English translation, by Stephanie Wood, draws from the French.

See full entry.

Cehuanocatl.

Orthographic Variants:

Ceguanocatl.

a personal name, seen held by a male in Coatlan, part of Santiago Tlatelolco, in 1563

See full entry.

cehuapahua.

sewɑpɑːwɑ

Orthographic Variants:

ceuapaua

to be numb, or to be stiff with cold (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuapahuac.

sewɑpɑːwɑk

Orthographic Variants:

ceuapauac

numb with cold (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuapahualiztli.

sewɑpɑːwɑlistɬi

Orthographic Variants:

ceuapaualiztli

the situation of being numb with cold (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuatoc.

sewɑtok

Orthographic Variants:

ceuatoc

for it to be cold, as in the weather (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuecapanolo.

sewehkɑpɑnolo

Orthographic Variants:

ceuecapanolo

to be forever praised (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuechililo.

Orthographic Variants:

ceuechililo

for plants to suffer a frost (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuechililoc.

Orthographic Variants:

ceuechililoc

a person or animal that is freezing to death (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuelitiliztli.

sewelitilistɬi

Orthographic Variants:

ceuelitiliztli

complete power (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuetzi.

sewetsi

Orthographic Variants:

ceuetzi

to freeze or make cold (see Molina)

See full entry.

cehuetzilizpan.

sewetsilispɑn

in winter, at the time of cold and ice (see Karttunen)

See full entry.

cehui.

seːwi

Orthographic Variants:

ceui

to placate; to rest; to put out fire, snuff (candle); to cool off; for the wind to stop; to become calm, become quiet, extinguished

1. to become cold. 2. for a machine to turn off. 3. for food to get cold. 4. for a fire or a light to go out.

A.1. se enfrìa. “Se enfría la tierra de noche. 2. Se va la luz. “Cuando hace truenos se enfrìa la tierra”. 3. Ya no se usa el aparato porque se fue la luz. “Se apagó el aparato porque se fue la luz”. B. se apaga o se enfria.

See full entry.

cehuia.

seːwiɑː

Orthographic Variants:

ceuia

to relieve someone, helping that person carry something; or, to placate someone who is angry; or, to rest

See full entry.

cēhuiā.

1. to cool s.t. 2. to turn off a device. 3. to turn off a light. 4. to extinguish a candle. 5. to sit s.o. down.

A.nic. una persona le quita lo caliente alguna cosa. “Maria enfria el café porque está caliente”. 2. Nic. Una persona desconecta una aparato para que ya no trabaje. “El niño apagó la radio y se nojó su hermano” 3. Nic. Una persona pone a alguien en una silla, banco o al suelo etc. nimo. Una persona se sienta en una silla, banco, en el suelo etc. “Leobardo sienta a su hermano en su silla” B.sentar o sentarse.

See full entry.

cēhuiliā.

1. to cool a hot drink. 2. to cool s.o.’s food. 3. to unplug s.o.’s machine. 4. to turn off s.o.’s light. 5. to extinguish s.o.’s candle.

# 1a. nic. Persona que le enfría el café o atole de otro. “Martha le enfría el café de su hijo para que no se queme la boca”. 2. nic. Persona que le quita el calor a un tipo de comida de otro. “Yo le apague el camote de Gabriel porque le quemaba la mano y no podía agarrarlo”. 3. nic. Persona que desconecta el aparato de otro. “Araceli manda a su hermano que apague la tele porque ya no quiere levantarse”. 4. nic. Persona que apaga la luz de otro porque no quiere que este encendido. “Yo apague la luz de mi mamá porque olvido apagarlo”. 5. nic. Persona que le sopla el farol de otro o la vela porque ya no quiere que esté encendida. “Yo le apague la vela ni hermano menor porque no quiero que se queme”.

See full entry.