necoc yaotl

== Classical Nahuatl == === Etymology === From necoc (“on both sides”) +‎ yāōtl (“enemy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nekok jaːoːt͡ɬ/ IPA(key): /ˌné.kok.ˈjáː.oːt͡ɬ/ === Proper noun === necoc yāōtl "The enemy on both sides"; an epithet of Tezcatlipoca. 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Book 1 tetzalã, tenepantla motecaia: ipampa y, mjtoaia necoc iautl (He brought discord among people, wherefore he was called "the enemy on both sides.") === References === Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981), Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex, Book 1 - The Gods, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 5