tepezolconetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tepeçulconetl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tepēzōlin (“partridge”) +‎ conētl (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [te.peː.soːɬˈko.neːt͡ɬ]

Noun

tepēzōlconētl (animate)

A young partridge, a partridge chick.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 193v:
  Perdigon. tepeçolconetl.
  A young partridge. tepeçolconetl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 102v. col. 1:
  Tepeçulconetl. perdigon.
  Tepeçulconetl. a young partridge.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 102

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