quetzalli

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A quetzal feather.
 * 2) * 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1
 * in nepapan ihujtl, in quetzalli, in tzinjtzcan, in tlauhquechol, xiuhtototl, in toztli, çaqua: quauhtli
 * (all manner of feathers: the long tail feathers of the resplendent trogon, its red breast feathers, those of the roseate spoonbill, the lovely cotinga, the yellow headed parrot the troupial, the eagle)
 * 1) * c1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 24r.
 * "nci"

- yn chalchihuitl. yn coztic teocuitlatl. yn quetzalli. yn quetzalitztli. yn tapachtli. yn tlapaltehuilotl. yn tlaçotlaquẽtli. (of precious green stones, of gold, of quetzal feathers, of emerald-green jade, of spondylus shells, of amethysts, of costly clothing.)


 * 1) Something precious.

Derived terms

 * Quetzalcōātl
 * quetzalītztli
 * quetzaltōtōtl