tepeilhuitl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tepētl (“mountain”) +‎ ilhuitl (“feast, day of celebration”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tepeːˈiɬwit͡ɬ]

Noun

tepēilhuitl (inanimate)

1. (it is) the thirteenth of the eighteen veintenas of the xiuhpōhualli, dedicated to honoring important mountains.
   • 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 88r:

     Decimo tercio mes de los Mex.^nos llamado tepeilhuitl, enel qual hazian fiesta a honrra delos montes mas eminentes.

     Thirteenth month of the Mexicans, called tepeilhuitl, in which the had celebrations in honor of the most important mountains.

Related terms

• āltepētl