tecpintli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From synonymous tecpin (“flea”); suffixed with the absolutive -tli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tekˈpin.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tecpintli (animate)

Alternative form of tecpin
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 99v. col. 2:
  Pulga. tecpin. tecpintli.
  A flea. tecpin. tecpintli.
- Idem, f. 93v. col. 1.
  Tecpintli. pulga.
  Tecpintli. a flea.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 99, 93

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