Huitzilopochtli

== English == === Alternative forms === Uitzilopochtli Vitzilopuchtli, Vitzliputzli (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Huitzilopochtli, from a Nahuatl language; compare Classical Nahuatl Huitzilopochtli. === Proper noun === Huitzilopochtli An important god of the Mexica. == Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === huitzilopochtli, Vitzilubuchtli (obsolete or historical spellings) === Etymology === From huītzilin (“hummingbird”) +‎ ōpōchtli (“left, left-hand side”), literally “hummingbird's left”, or perhaps “hummingbird's south”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [wiːt͡siloːˈpoːt͡ʃ.t͡ɬi] === Proper noun === Huītzilōpōchtli anim (he is) the hummingbird's left side; the god Huitzilopochtli. 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, first book Vitzilubuchtli: çan maceoalli, çan tlacatl catca: naoalli, tetzaujtl, atlacacemelle, teixcuepaj: quijiocoianj in iaoiutl, iaotecanj, iaotlatoanj: 17C: Crónica Mexicayotl auh yntlapial catca quitlatlauhtiaya quiteomatia yn aquin quitocayotiaya tetzahuitl huitzilopochtli. ==== Derived terms ==== huītzilōpōchcah Huītzilōpōchco