Painal

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• Paynal, paynal

Etymology

From pāina (“run swiftly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paː.inal/

Proper noun

Pāinal

1. A god, the representative of Huitzilopochtli.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Book 1

     Jnic vme capitulo, ytechpa tlatoa yn teutl yn jtoca paynal

     (Second Chapter, which tells of the god named Paynal)

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 601
• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex, Book 1 - The Gods, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 3