Tezcatlipoca

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Tezcatlipoca.

Proper noun

Tezcatlipoca

  1. An Aztec god.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Karttunen (1983) writes Tēzcatlepōca (IPA(key): /teːskatɬepoːka/); Andrews (2003) writes Tezcatl-Ihpōca (IPA(key): /teskatɬiʔpoːka/).

Proper noun

Tezcatlipoca

  1. An Aztec god.

See also

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 604
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 239
  • 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 5
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