tochconetl

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōchtli (“rabbit”) +‎ conētl (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /toːt͡ʃˈkoneːt͡ɬ/

Noun

tōchconētl (animate)

A young rabbit, a bunny.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 128r:
  GAçapo de conejo. tochconetl.tochtepitõ.
  Young of a rabbit. tochconetl. tochtepitõ.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 148r. col. 2:
  Tochconetl. gaçapo.
  (Tochconetl. bunny.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

tōchtepitōn

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 148

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