xilonen
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- xillone (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From xīlōtl (“tender ear of maize”). The second element could correspond to nenetl (“doll, figurine”) through apocopation, or to a form of nemi (“to live”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
xīlōnen (animate)
- (religion) (she is) Doll of Unripe Maize, goddess of tender, unripe maize, an appellation of Chicomecoatl.
- 1585, Bernardino de Sahagún, Kalendario mexicano, latino y castellano, f. 90r:
- Octauo mes delos mexnos llamado: Hueytecuhilhuitl, enq́ hazian fiesta ala Diosa llamada: xilonen, diosa delos xilotes.
- Eigth month of the Mexicans, called Hueytecuhilhuitl, in which they celebrated the goddess called Xilonen, goddess of unripe ears of maize.