teomicqui

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 12 May 2017

Etymology

From teōmiqui (“to die sacrificially”) +‎ -qui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te.oːˈmik.ki]

Noun

teōmicqui (animate, plural teōmicqueh)

1. A prisoner of war to be offered as a sacrifice.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25v. col. 2:

     Catiuos y preſos enla guerra, los quales ſacrifica- / una ante los ydolos, ſacandoles los coraçones. / &c. teomicque.

     Captives and prisoners of war, who were sacrificed before the idols by having their hearts cut out, etc. teomicque.

   • Idem, f. 101r. col. 1.

     Teomicque. captiuos ſacrificados y muertos an / te los idolos. / Teomicqui. captiuo aſsi.

     Teomicque. captives that are sacrificed and killed before the idols. / Teomicqui. such a captive.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 25v, 101r