chiucnauhmictlan

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 11 August 2014

Alternative forms

• chicunauh mictlan (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From chiucnāhui (“nine”) +‎ mictlān (“underworld, hell”), literally “ninth place of the dead”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃikʷ.naːʍˈmik.t͡ɬaːn]

Noun

chiucnāuhmictlān (locative)

1. the final, deepest level of the underworld
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20v. col. 2:

     Chicunauh mictlan . lugar poſtrero y mas profũ / do del infierno.

     Chicunauh mictlan. the final and deepest part of hell.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 20v