"Quetzalcoatl" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Proper name

IPA: [két͡saɬˈkóː(w)aːt͡ɬ] Forms: Quetzalcōātl [animate, canonical]
Etymology: From quetzalli (“a quetzal tail feather”) + cōātl (“a snake”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nci|quetzalli|cōātl|t1=a quetzal tail feather|t2=a snake}} quetzalli (“a quetzal tail feather”) + cōātl (“a snake”), {{l|nci|ehēcatl|Ehēcatl|wind}} Ehēcatl (“wind”) Head templates: {{head|nci|proper noun|g=an|head=Quetzalcōātl}} Quetzalcōātl anim
  1. (he is) the god Quetzalcoatl. Categories (topical): Gods Synonyms: queçalcoatle (english: obsolete or historical spelling) Derived forms: ehquetzalcōātl, quēquetzalcōah

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