hueyi tecuilhuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From huēyi (something great, large) +‎ tēuctli (lord) +‎ ilhuitl (feast,day of celebration), literally Great Feast of Lords.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈweːji teːˈkʷiɬwit͡ɬ]

Proper noun

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huēyi tēcuilhuitl (inanimate)

  1. (it is) the eighth of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to agricultural deities such as Xīlōnen.
    • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:
      Octauo mes delos mexnos llamado: Hueytecuhilhuitl, enq́ hazian fiesta ala Diosa llamada: xilonen, diosa delos xilotes.
      Eigth month of the Mexicans, called Hueytecuhilhuitl, in which they celebrated the goddess called Xilonen, goddess of unripe ears of maize.
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