nextlahualli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ixtlāhua (“to pay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [néʃt͡ɬaːˈwálːi]

Noun

nextlāhualli inan or anim (plural nextlāhualtin)

1. (inanimate) (it is) a sacrifice or blood offering.
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 2, f. 5r. col. 1:

     Nextlaualli. ſacrificio de ſangre, que ofrecian alos ydolos, ſajandose o horadando alguna parte del cuerpo.

     Nextlaualli. a blood sacrifice which they offered to their idols by cutting and piercing parts of their body.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, pt 1, f. 106v. col. 1:

     Sacrificio o ofrenda. ventli. tlamanaliztli. vemmanaliztli. nextlaualli.
     A sacrifice or offering. ventli. tlamanaliztli. vemmanaliztli. nextlaualli.

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2. (animate) (he or she is) a person offered as sacrifice.

Synonyms

• huentli, huemmanaliztli, tlamanaliztli