panquetzaliztli

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From panquetza (to raise banners) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [paŋket͡saˈlist͡ɬi]

Noun

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panquetzaliztli (inanimate)

  1. (it is) a raising or planting of banners, especially as boundary markers.
  2. (it is) the fifteenth of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the tutelary deity Huītzilōpōchtli.
    • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 92v:
      Decimoquinto Mes delos mexnos. llamado: Panquetzaliztli. enel q́l haziá fiesta al dios dela guerra llamado Huitzilopochtli.
      Fifteenth month of the Mexicans, called panquetzaliztli, in which they celebrated the god of war called Huitzilopochtli.
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