chiucnauhmictlan

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 11 August 2014

Alternative forms

Etymology

From chiucnāhui (nine) +‎ mictlān (underworld, hell), literally “ninth place of the dead”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃikʷ.naːʍˈmik.t͡ɬaːn]

Noun

chiucnāuhmictlān (locative)

  1. the final, deepest level of the underworld

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