panquetzaliztli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From panquetza (“to raise banners”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paŋket͡saˈlist͡ɬi]

Noun

panquetzaliztli (inanimate)

1. (it is) a raising or planting of banners, especially as boundary markers.
2. (it is) the fifteenth of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to the tutelary deity Huītzilōpōchtli.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 92v:

     Decimoquinto Mes delos mex^nos. llamado: Panquetzaliztli. enel q́l haziá fiesta al dios dela guerra llamado Huitzilopochtli.

     Fifteenth month of the Mexicans, called panquetzaliztli, in which they celebrated the god of war called Huitzilopochtli.

Related terms

• quetzalli