tecuilhuitontli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • tecuhilhuitontli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tēuctli (“lord”) +‎ ilhuitl (“feast, day of celebration”) +‎ -tōn (“something small”), literally “Minor Feast of Lords”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [teːkʷiɬwiˈtoːnt͡ɬi]

Proper noun

tēcuilhuitōntli (inanimate)

  1. (it is) the seventh of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the Huīxtohcihuātl, goddess of salt and salt water.
    • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:
      Septimo mes delos Mexicanos llamado: Tecuhilhuitontli, enq́ hazian fiesta ala diosa dela sal, llamada: huixtocihuatl.
      Seventh month of the Mexicans, called Tecuilhuitontli, in which they celebrated the goddess of salt, called Huixtocihuatl.
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