Tlaloc

See also: Tláloc

English

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Tlāloc.

Proper noun

Tlaloc

  1. An important Mexica deity; god of rain, fertility and water.

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Classical Nahuatl

Tlāloc

Etymology

Perhaps from tlālloh (“something earthen, covered in earth”), but in any case the first syllable is almost certainly from tlālli (“earth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɬaːlok/
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɬáː.lok]

Proper noun

Tlāloc

  1. Tlaloc

Derived terms

References

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 276
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