Y | Nahuatl Dictionary

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yecahui.

jekɑːwi

Orthographic Variants:

yecaui

to get finished

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), 242.

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yecahuia.

yekɑːwiɑː

Orthographic Variants:

yecāhuiā

for something to be rinsed out, dried (see Karttunen)

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yecalhuia.

yeːkɑlwiɑː

Orthographic Variants:

yēcalhuiā

to finish something for someone (see Karttunen)

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yecamecayo cahuallo.

Orthographic Variants:

yecamecayo cauallo

a horse muzzle or chin strap (see Molina)
(partly a Spanish loanword, caballo, horse)

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yecāna.

1. to be the leader on a job. 2. to show s.o. the way.

# Persona manda a otros para que le siembren. “cuando están los alumnos en la escuela los mandan que se formen y se adelanta el mas alto.”

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yecapaxihuitl.

yekɑpɑʃiwitɬ

night jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) (see Karttunen)

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yecapehuia.

jehkɑpeːwiɑ

Orthographic Variants:

yecapeuia

to fan oneself to alleviate the heat; to fan someone else to alleviate the heat (see Molina)

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Yecapixtlan.

yekɑpiʃtɬɑːn

Orthographic Variants:

Yecapixtlān, Yacapitlan, Yacapichtlan, Acapistla

a place name, also spelled Yecapixtla (see Karttunen), Yacapitlan and Yacaapichtlan (see attestations)

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yecaquetza.

to air wheat, or something similar (see Molina)

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yecatl.

jeːkɑːtɬ

fresh water (see Molina)

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Yecatlahua.

Orthographic Variants:

Yecatlava

a person's name (gender not made clear)

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yecauhqui.

jekɑwki

something finished and concluded (see Molina)

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perhaps wind-flower, this is seen as a personal name ("Yecaxoch" or "Yecaxochitl) (SW); note how the "yeca-" start to a couple of other words relates to air (go to: "see also"). Yeca- seems to be an alternative spelling for Eca- and perhaps even Eheca-. (SW)

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yeccacuica.

jeːkkɑːkwiːkɑ

to sing well and smoothly (see Molina)

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yeccan.

yeːkkɑːn

a good place to live (speaking of where); a good hour, a good time (speaking of when) (an adverb)

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yecchichihua.

jeːktʃihtʃiːwɑ

Orthographic Variants:

yecchichiua

to fix something up, get it into good condition

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), 242.

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