Xiwāntsin

Phonetic

[ˌʃi.ˈwaˑn̪.t͡sĩ]

English: Translation

Huastec deity of fire in charge of avoiding accidents and giving warmth to humans.

Spanish: Translation

Deidad huasteca del fuego encargada de evitar accidentes y dar calor a los humanos.

Part of Speech

proper noun

Semantic Domain

Universe and the natural world

Noun Class

Honorific noun.

Example Sentence

Nāmantsin kena tlawel tlikwitok Xiwāntsin.

Dialect

Eastern Huasteca [ɴʜᴇ]

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Loanword

Morphology

Juan (ʟᴡ) + -tsin

Source

tlahtolxitlauhcayotl-chicontepec-veracruz-2016