teomicqui

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Classical Nahuatl

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Etymology

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From teōmiqui (to die sacrificially) +‎ -qui.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teōmicqui (animate, plural teōmicqueh)

  1. A prisoner of war to be offered as a sacrifice.
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25v. col. 2:
      Catiuos y preſos enla guerra, los quales ſacrifica- / una ante los ydolos, ſacandoles los coraçones. / &c. teomicque.
      Captives and prisoners of war, who were sacrificed before the idols by having their hearts cut out, etc. teomicque.
    • Idem, f. 101r. col. 1.
      Teomicque. captiuos ſacrificados y muertos an / te los idolos. / Teomicqui. captiuo aſsi.
      Teomicque. captives that are sacrificed and killed before the idols. / Teomicqui. such a captive.

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