Motēksōmah

Phonetic

[ˌmo.t̪ɛˑk.ˈs̻oˑ.maḁ]

English: Translation

Moctezuma, Huastec terrestrial spirit responsible for the construction of ancient ruins in the towns.

Spanish: Translation

Moctezuma, espíritu huasteco de tipo terrestre responsable de la construcción de las ruinas antiguas en los pueblos.

Part of Speech

animate noun

Semantic Domain

Spirituality and Religion

Sacred names

Noun Class

Agentive noun

Dialect

Eastern Huasteca [ɴʜᴇ]

Morphology

mo- + tēkwtli + sōma (ᴘᴀsᴛ)

Source

traditional-papermaking-and-paper-cult-figures-of-mexico-1986