quetzalteueyac

[Chichiltic Coyotl]

Hi

Not so long ago I vaguely recall a post saying that the noun quetzal-li
shouldn't be translated as precious. I think it went onto say that this
meaning only came into effect after the conquest. However, I continually see
the noun translated as precious as opposed to say just feather. Could
someone please clarify the usage of and meaning of quetzal-li as I am a
little confused with the different views.

Also, do I assume correct from the post below that a feather coming from the
lip means a good speaker and therefore quetzalteueyac would be similar in
meaning to the noun nahua-tl, a person who speaks clearly and intelligently?

thanks

EZR


>From: Mark David Morris <mdmorris at indiana.edu>
>glyph of a feather protruding from his lip.  The meaning of the name is
>roughly Big Precious Mouth, or he who speaks well.
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>sincerely,
>Mark Morris
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>La muerte tiene permiso a todo
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>MDM, PhD Candidate
>Dept. of History, Indiana Univ.
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