ixeh nacaceh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• nacaceh īxeh

Etymology

From īxeh (“someone with eyes”) +‎ nacaceh (“someone with ears”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːʃeʔ ˈnakaseʔ/

Noun

īxeh nacaceh (absolutive plural īxehqueh nacacehqueh)

1. someone prudent, knowledgeable and wise
   • 16C, Bernardino de Sahagún, La Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, book 6, chapter 52.

     in huel ixehqueh in nacacehqueh

     (those who are very prudent)

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45r. col. 1:

     Ixenacace. diſcreto ſabio y entendido.
     (Ixenacace. discreet, wise and understanding.)

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References

• James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 221