mictlancayotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From mictlāntli (underworld, hell) + -qui + -yōtl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mik.t͡ɬaːŋˈkaː.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

mictlāncāyōtl (animate and inanimate)

  1. Something infernal, hellish or chthonic.

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 75r, 56r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 275
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