teteoh innan

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Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tēteoh, plural of teōtl (“divinity; god”), + īnnān (“their mother”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /teːˈteoʔ ˈiːnnaːn/, [teːˌté.oʔˈíː.nːaːn̥]

Proper noun[edit]

tēteoh īnnān (animate)

  1. (mythology) (she is) the mother of gods; an aspect of Coatlicue as a mother goddess and primordial earth goddess.
    • 1558-1585: Bernardino de Sahagún, Primeros memoriales, f. 263r.
      Teteuynan inechichiuh / Motenholcupinticac / Tlaxapochtli in contlaliticac ycamapan
      Attire of tēteoh īnnān. Her lips are plumped with rubber. On her cheek is a [black] circle.

References[edit]

  • Rafael Tena (2012) La religión mexica, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, page 99
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