ohuihcayotl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ohuih (“something difficult or challenging”) +‎ -qui +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [o.wiʔˈkaː.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

ohuihcāyōtl (inanimate)

  1. difficulty, challenge, danger
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45v. col. 1:
      Dificultad. ouitiliztli. ouicayotl.
      Difficulty. ouitiliztli. ouicayotl.
    • Idem, f. 94r. col. 2.
      Peligro.  outiliztli. ouicayotl. neouican tlatiliztli. / neouican aquiliztli.
      Danger. outiliztli. ouicayotl. neouican tlatiliztli. neouican aquiliztli.
    • Idem, f. 78r. col. 2.
      Ouicayotl. dificultad, o peligro.
      Ouicayotl. difficulty or danger.
  • ohuihcāyoh

References
  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 45v, 94r, 78r
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