tlaquimilolli

tlaquimilolli

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl tlaquimilolli.

Noun

tlaquimilolli (plural tlaquimilolli)

1. A sacred bundle.

Translations

a sacred bundle

Classical Nahuatl: tlaquimilolli French: tlaquimilolli

Spanish: tlaquimilolli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tla- +‎ quimiloa (“to wrap”) +‎ -lli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɬakimiloːlːi/

Noun

tlaquimilōlli

1. Sacred bundle.
   • 17C: Annals of Cuauhtitlan, 50:36

     ytzpapalotl ynexyo yn mitoaya tlaquimilolli

     (the ashes of Itzpapalotl—what was called the bundle)

References

• Bierhorst, John (1992) Codex Chimalpopoca: The Text in Nahuatl with a Glossary and Grammatical Notes, Tucson & London: The University of Arizona Press, page 63
• Bierhorst, John (1992) History and Mythology of the Aztecs: The Codex Chimalpopoca, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 106