-huan

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See also: huan, Huan, huán, huàn, huān, and huǎn

Classical Nahuatl

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-waːn/, [-waːn̥]

Suffix

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-huān (animate)

  1. Used to form the plural of animate nouns in the possessive form.
    tonān (“our mother”) → tonāhuān (“our mothers”)
    notēouh (“my god”) → noteōhuān (“my gods”)
    īmāchcōcōl (“their ancestor”) → īmāchcōcōlhuān (“their ancestors”)

Derived terms

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