ochpaniztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ochpāna (“to sweep”), as brooms and sweeping featured prominently in the purification rituals associated with this veintena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ot͡ʃpaːˈnist͡ɬi]

Noun

ochpāniztli (inanimate)

1. (it is) the eleventh of the eighteen veintenas (20-day periods) of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the chthonic mother goddess Teteoh Innan.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 91r:

     Vndecimo Mes delos mex^nos llamado: Ochpaniztli, enq́ hazian fiesta ala madre delos dioses llamada: Teteo innan/, o tocih, nŕa abuela.

     Eleventh month of the Mexicans, called Ochpaniztli, in which they celebrated the mother of the gods, called Teteoh Innan, or Tocih, “our grandmother”.

Related terms

• ochpānalli