ixeh nacaceh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

nacaceh īxeh

Etymology

From īxeh (“someone with eyes”) +‎ nacaceh (“someone with ears”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiːʃeʔ ˈnakaseʔ/

Noun

īxeh nacaceh (absolutive plural īxehqueh nacacehqueh)

someone prudent, knowledgeable and wise
- 16C, Bernardino de Sahagún, La Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España, book 6, chapter 52.
  in huel ixehqueh in nacacehqueh
  
  (those who are very prudent)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 45r. col. 1.
  Ixenacace. diſcreto ſabio y entendido.
  
  (Ixenacace. discreet, wise and understanding.)

References

James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 221

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