-pahuic
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- -huīcpa
Etymology
A conflation of synonymous -pa and -huīc (“to, toward”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ˈpa.wiːk/
Suffix
-pahuīc
- (added to nouns) -wards, to, toward; forms adverbs of direction.
- Examples:
- mēxihcopahuīc (“to or toward Mexico”), from Mēxihco (“Mexico”)
Synonyms
- (-wards, to, toward): -pa, -huīc
Derived terms
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References
- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 185