nacaceh ixeh

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

īxeh nacaceh

Etymology

From nacaceh (“someone with ears”) +‎ īxeh (“someone with eyes”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnakaseʔ ˈiːʃeʔ/

Noun

nacaceh īxeh

Someone prudent, knowledgeable and wise.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 65v. col. 1:
  Nacace yxe. cuerdo ſabio y prudẽte.
  (Nacace yxe. rational, wise and prudent.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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