tecuilhuitontli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tecuhilhuitontli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tēuctli (“lord”) +‎ ilhuitl (“feast, day of celebration”) +‎ -tōn (“something small”), literally “Minor Feast of Lords”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [teːkʷiɬwiˈtoːnt͡ɬi]

Proper noun

tēcuilhuitōntli (inanimate)

1. (it is) the seventh of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the Huīxtohcihuātl, goddess of salt and salt water.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:

     Septimo mes delos Mexicanos llamado: Tecuhilhuitontli, enq́ hazian fiesta ala diosa dela sal, llamada: huixtocihuatl.

     Seventh month of the Mexicans, called Tecuilhuitontli, in which they celebrated the goddess of salt, called Huixtocihuatl.

Related terms

• huēyi tēcuilhuitl