tlacaxipehualiztli

See also: Tlacaxipehualiztli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• tlacaxipeoaliztli, tlacaxipevaliztli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From tlācatl (“man, person”) +‎ xīpēhualiztli (“flaying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɬaːkaʃiːpeːwaˈlist͡ɬi]

Noun

tlācaxīpēhualiztli (inanimate)

1. (it is) the second of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the god Xīpe Totēc.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 88r:

     Segundo mes deel año delos Mexicanos llamado: Tlacaxipehualiztli, haziá fiesta al Dios llamado: Totec /o Xipe.

     Second month of the year of the Mexicans, called tlacaxipehualiztli. They celebrated the god called Totec or Xipe.

Related terms

• xīpe totēc