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monenequi.

Headword: 
monenequi.
Principal English Translation: 

that which is greatly desired or needed; or, full of desire; or, the Sun, Lord of the Earth

Gran diccionario Náhuatl, citing Wimmer 2004 (who draws from Sahagún), "forme verbale, sur nehnequi, il est plein de désirs. / titre divin du Soleil, seigneur de la terre;" a verb form, from nehnequi, full of desire, or a divine title for the Sun, Lord of the Earth. (translation here by Stephanie Wood).

Orthographic Variants: 
monehnequi
Attestations from sources in English: 

See an image that represents monenequi in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, ed. Stephanie Wood (Eugene, Ore.: Wired Humanities, 2020-present).

Monenequi = another name for Tezcatlipoca and Necoc Yaotl; a divine force from which to request aid in time of war
Digital Florentine Codex, Book 6, folio 8 verso;
https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/book/6/folio/8v

monenequi = that which is necessary
Digital Florentine Codex, Book 6, folio 170 verso, https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/book/6/folio/170v

See also: 
nequi.
nenequi.