canauhconetontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From canauhconētl (“duck”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka.naʍ.ko.neːˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

canauhconētōntli (animate)

Diminutive of canauhconētl; a small or very young duckling
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 190v:
  Patico hijo del anade. canauhconetl.canauhconetontli.
  A duckling, the offspring of the duck. canauhconetl. canauhconetontli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93r. col. 1:
  Patico,hijo del ánade. canauhconetl. canauhcone- / tontli.
  A duckling, the offspring of the duck. canauhconetl. canauhconetontli.
- Idem, f. 12r. col. 2.
  Canauhconetl.anadino. / Canauhconetontli. idem.
  Canauhconetl. a duckling. / Canauhconetontli. the same.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 12r

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