tepeilhuitl

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From tepētl (mountain) +‎ ilhuitl (feast, day of celebration).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tepeːˈiɬwit͡ɬ]

Noun

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tepēilhuitl (inanimate)

  1. (it is) the thirteenth of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to honoring important mountains.
    • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 88r:
      Decimo tercio mes de los Mex.nos llamado tepeilhuitl, enel qual hazian fiesta a honrra delos montes mas eminentes.
      Thirteenth month of the Mexicans, called tepeilhuitl, in which the had celebrations in honor of the most important mountains.
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