mictlan

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Central Nahuatl

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Noun

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mictlan

  1. The underworld of Aztec mythology.

Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From miqui (to die) +‎ -tlān (place). The term was equated with the Christian conception of hell following the Spanish conquest.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mictlān (locative)

  1. The underworld of Aztec mythology.
  2. (by extension) underworld (part of society engaged in crime or vice)

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