"Huitzilopochtli" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Proper name

IPA: [wiːt͡siloːˈpoːt͡ʃ.t͡ɬi] Forms: Huītzilōpōchtli [animate, canonical], huitzilopochtli [alternative], Vitzilubuchtli [alternative]
Etymology: From huītzilin (“hummingbird”) + ōpōchtli (“left, left-hand side”), literally “hummingbird's left”, or perhaps “hummingbird's south”. Etymology templates: {{compound|nci|huītzilin|ōpōchtli|t1=hummingbird|t2=left, left-hand side}} huītzilin (“hummingbird”) + ōpōchtli (“left, left-hand side”) Head templates: {{head|nci|proper noun|g=an|head=Huītzilōpōchtli}} Huītzilōpōchtli anim
  1. (he is) the hummingbird's left side; the god Huitzilopochtli. Derived forms: huītzilōpōchcah, Huītzilōpōchco
    Sense id: en-Huitzilopochtli-nci-name-FjtV324Z Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Gods, Religion

Alternative forms

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          "text": "16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, first book\nVitzilubuchtli: çan maceoalli, çan tlacatl catca: naoalli, tetzaujtl, atlacacemelle, teixcuepaj: quijiocoianj in iaoiutl, iaotecanj, iaotlatoanj:"
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          "text": "17C: Crónica Mexicayotl\nauh yntlapial catca quitlatlauhtiaya quiteomatia yn aquin quitocayotiaya tetzahuitl huitzilopochtli."
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