ehecat

Pipil

Alternative forms

Etymology

A frequentative reduplication of *ehcat (“breeze”). Compare Classical Nahuatl ehēcatl (“wind”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /eˈheɡat/
  • (Nahuizalco) IPA(key): /eˈhekat/

Noun

ehecat (plural ehehecat)

  1. wind, air
    Ne ehecat quihuatza ne tatoc ihuan ne et quemman hueitiya
    The wind dries out the corn and the beans when it gets stronger
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