huentzintli
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ventzintli (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From huentli (“offering, sacrifice”) + -tzin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]huentzintli (inanimate)
- sacrificial offering
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 156v. col. 2:
- Ventli.ofrenda. / Ventzintli.idem.
- Ventli. an offering. / Ventzintli. the same.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa