tlenamacac

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɬenɑːmɑkɑk/

Noun

tlenamacac

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

References

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