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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
cem- (“whole; entire”) + ihca (“be standing”) + -c
Pronunciation
Noun
cemihcac
- everlasting; eternal
- 17C, Bernardino de Sahagún, Chimalpahin, Exercicio quotidiano, f. 3v.
- Jn dios. tetatzin inic cenca oquimotlaçotili in cemanahuac tlaca. oquinmomaquili in itlaçopiltzin. in çan iceltzin mehuiltia ynic amo polihuiz yn çaço aquin quimoneltoquitia. çan quicnopilhuiz. quimaxcatiz. in cemicac nemiliztli
- ( For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.)
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References
- Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Volume 2, →ISBN, pages 132–133
- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 29