necoc yaotl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From necoc (“on both sides”) +‎ yāōtl (“enemy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nekok jaːoːt͡ɬ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌné.kok.ˈjáː.oːt͡ɬ/

Proper noun

necoc yāōtl

1. "The enemy on both sides"; an epithet of Tezcatlipoca.
   • 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Book 1

     tetzalã, tenepantla motecaia: ipampa y, mjtoaia necoc iautl

     (He brought discord among people, wherefore he was called "the enemy on both sides.")

References

• Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex, Book 1 - The Gods, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 5