Tlaloc

See also: Tláloc

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Tlāloc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tləˈloʊk/

Proper noun

Tlaloc

1. An important Mexica deity; god of rain, fertility and water.

Translations

Aztec rain god

• Classical Nahuatl: Tlāloc
• French: Tlaloc (fr) m
• Marathi: त्लालोक m (tlālok)
• Pipil: Tlalok
• Spanish: Tláloc (es)

See also

• Huitzilopochtli

Anagrams

• LOLcat, call to, callot, lactol, lolcat

Classical Nahuatl

The god Tlaloc as depicted in the Codex Ríos.

Etymology

Perhaps a locative form of tlālloh (“something earthen, covered in earth”) if the first syllable is indeed long.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɬaːlok], [ˈt͡ɬa-]

Proper noun

Tlāloc or Tlaloc anim (plural tlālohqueh or tlalohqueh)

1. (he is) the rain god Tlaloc.

Derived terms

• tlālocāhuēhuetqueh
• tlālocān

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 276