ixeh nacaceh
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
Etymology
From īxeh (“someone with eyes”) + nacaceh (“someone with ears”).
Pronunciation
Noun
īxeh nacaceh (absolutive plural īxehqueh nacacehqueh)
- someone prudent, knowledgeable and wise
- 16C, Bernardino de Sahagún, La Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, book 6, chapter 52.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45r. col. 1.
References
- James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 221