mixtitlan ayauhtitlan

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From mixtli (“cloud”) +‎ -titlan (“under, around”) and āyahuitl (“mist”) +‎ -titlan (“under, around”). Literally "in a cloud, in a mist".

Adverb

mixtitlan āyauhtitlan

  1. Mysteriously; secretly.
    • 1524, Bernardino de Sahagún, Coloquios y doctrina cristiana
      Ca mixtitlan ayauhtitlan teoatl itic in oammoquixtico.
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References
  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 553.
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