teixcuepani

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Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tē- "people" + īxcuepa "deceive" + -ni

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /teː.iːʃkʷepani/

Noun[edit]

tēīxcuepani

  1. A deceiver.
    • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Book 1
      Vitzilubuchtli: çan maceoalli, çan tlacatl catca: naoalli, tetzaujtl, atlacacemelle, teixcuepanj
      (Huitzilopochtli was only a common man, just a man, a sorcerer, an omen of evil; a madman, a deceiver)

References[edit]

  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 230
  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex, Book 1 - The Gods, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 1
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