-pahuic

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