iztac teocuitlatl
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From iztāc (“something white”) + teōcuitlatl (“gold, silver”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [is.taːk.te.oːˈkʷí.t͡ɬat͡ɬ]
Noun
iztāc teōcuitlatl (inanimate)
- silver
- c. 1600, Anónimo Mexicano, f. 1r.
- ynînque yn achto oquihualhuîcaque tlaollí Ychcatl Yhuá mochí ynoccequí achotl, mahuíztíc chalchiuhte me, coztic teocuytlatl, Yztac teocuitlatl
- (Thus as they first came here, they carried dried maize kernels, cotton, and all other seeds, marvelous turquoise stones, yellow gold, and silver.)
- c. 1600, Anónimo Mexicano, f. 1r.
Related terms
References
- Anónimo Mexicano, ed. by Richley H. Crapo, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, Logan: Utah State University Press, 2005, page 7
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