huemmanaliztli
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- vemmanaliztli (historical or obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From huemmana (“to make an offering”) + -liztli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wemːánaˈlíst͡ɬi]
Noun
huemmanaliztli inan (plural huemmanaliztli)
- (it is) the act of making of a sacrificial offering.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 156v. col. 2:
- Vemmanaliztli. el acto de hacer ofrenda.
- Vemmanaliztli. the act of making an offering.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 106v. col. 1:
- Sacrificio o ofrenda. ventli. tlamanaliztli. vemmanaliztli. nextlaualli.
A sacrifice or offering. ventli. tlamanaliztli. vemmanaliztli. nextlaualli.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (animate) (he or she is) a person offered as sacrifice.
Synonyms
- huentli, nextlāhualli, tlamanaliztli, tlamanalli
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.