pohua

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpoːwa/

Etymology 1

Related to tlapōhua (“to count, read, pay”).

Verb

pōhua

to read
to tell, relate, narrate
to count
to measure

Derived terms

āmapōhua verb
āmoxpōhua verb
calpōhua verb
cēmpōhua verb

pōhualli
tepōhua verb
tlālpōhualiztli

tlālpōhualoni
tōnalpōhua verb
tōtoltepōhua verb

Etymology 2

Verb

pōhua

to brag
to be lofty, haughty or arrogant

Derived terms

mopōhuani
nepōhualiztli
pōhuani

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 168

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