ipalnemohuani

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

ipalnemohuani

  1. A sun god in Nahuatl culture.

Classical Nahuatl[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

ipal "by his/her/its/their grace" + nemohuani "everyone habitually lives", from nemohua "everyone lives", from nemi "he/she/it/they live"

Noun[edit]

īpalnemohuani

  1. One by whose grace we live.
    • 1547, Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana
      Nopilhtze, nocuzque, noquetzale, otiyol, otitlacat, otimotlalhticpacquixtico; in ytlalhticpac in totecuyo omitzyocux, omtizpic, omitztlacatili in ypalhnemoani in Dios.
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