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.