Mictli
/ˈmikt͡ɬi/noun
In Nahuatl, a form related to death or the dead, and used in names connected with the underworld.
Did you know?The same death-root appears in Mictlan, the Aztec underworld, showing how deeply Nahuatl linked language, cosmology, and the realm of the dead.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
mictli
“death; that which is dead”
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
mictlan
“the place of the dead, the underworld”
Classical Nahuatl
Nah
mictlāntēcuhtli
“lord of Mictlan, ruler of the underworld”
Modern English
English
Mictli
“a transliterated Nahuatl form used in reference to death-related terms and names”
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