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Painal
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Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
nci Paynal, nci paynal
Etymology
From nci pāina run swiftly.
Pronunciation
nci /paː.inal/
Proper noun
Pāinal
A god, the representative of Huitzilopochtli.
16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Book 1
Jnic vme capitulo, ytechpa tlatoa yn teutl yn jtoca paynal
(Second Chapter, which tells of the god named Paynal)
References
Andrews, J. Richard 2003 Introduction to Classical Nahuatl revised Norman University of Oklahoma Press 601
Sahagún, Bernardino de 1981 Florentine Codex, Book 1 - The Gods Arthur J. O. Anderson; Charles E. Dibble Salt Lake City University of Utah Press 3
nci Gods