teilaquiliztli

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(Redirected from teilaqujliztli)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Classical Nahuatl

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From tē- (someone, people) +‎ ilaquia (to drown) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /teː.ilaˈkilist͡ɬi/

Noun

[edit]

tēilaquiliztli

  1. the drowning of someone; the drowning of people

References

[edit]
  • Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 7