poyomiqui

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

poyōtl "something evil" + miqui "to die"

Verb

poyōmiqui

1. To die through treachery.

Derived terms

• poyomicqui

References

• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 204.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 230.