tlamacazqui

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tla- (“thing, things”) +‎ -macaci (“fear, revere, respect”) +‎ -qui (“forming agent nouns, -er”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɬɑmɑkɑski/

Noun

tlamacazqui (plural tlamacazque)

A god of the Aztec religion
A priest of the Aztec religion

Synonyms

teopixqui

Derived terms

cihuatlamacazqui

References

"Tlamacazqui", "-tla-", "-macaci", "-qui" in The Online Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2020.

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