cihuapiltzintli
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From cihuāpilli (“girl, maiden”) + -tzin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [siwáːpiɬˈt͡sínt͡ɬi]
Noun
cihuāpiltzintli anim (plural cihuāpiltzitzintin)
- Diminutive of cihuāpilli; (she is) a young girl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 98r. col. 1:
- Moçuela de edad mas pequeña. ychpuchpiltontli. / ychpuchcaconetontli. ychpuchtzin / tli. ychpuchpiltzintli. ciuapiltzintli.
A girl of younger age. ychpuchpiltontli. / ychpuchcaconetontli. ychpuchtzin / tli. ychpuchpiltzintli. ciuapiltzintli.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Synonyms
- ichpōchcāconētōntli, ichpōchpiltōntli, ichpōchtōntli, ichpōchtzintli
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