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ticiyotl

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Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ticitl (healer, soothsayer) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tiːˈsi.joːt͡ɬ]

Noun

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tīciyōtl (inanimate)

  1. healing, medicine
  2. divination, soothsaying
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4v. col. 1:
      Adiuinacion aſsi. ticiyotl. tlapoaliztli.
      Divination in this manner. ticiyotl. tlapoaliztli.
    • Idem, f. 113r. col. 2.
      Ticiotl. arte demedicina, o coſa de medicos, o a- / diuinacion por agueros . ſ . agoreria de echar / ſuertes.
      Ticiotl. the art of medicine, or that related to healers, or divination by omens, that is, the drawing lots.

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References

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  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 4v, 113r
  • Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 639