tlenamacac

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tletl (“fire”) +‎ -namacac (“seller, provider, trader”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɬenɑːmɑkɑk/

Noun

tlenamacac

A "fire priest", one of the high priests of the Aztec religion charged with conducting human sacrifice

References

"Tlenamacac", "Tletl", "-namacac" in The Online Nahuatl Dictionary, University of Oregon, 2020.

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