tototontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tōtōtl (“it is a bird”) +‎ -tōn (“it is small”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toː.toːˈtóːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

tōtōtōntli (animate, plural tōtōtotōntin)

Diminutive of tōtōtl; it is a small bird.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 191r:
  Paxaro pequeño. tototontli. tototepiton.
  A small bird. tototontli. tototepiton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93v. col. 1:
  Paxaro pequeño. tototontli. tototepiton.
  A small bird. tototontli. tototepiton.
- Idem, f. 151r. col. 1.
  Tototontli. paxarico,o paxarillo.
  Tototontli. a small bird.

Synonyms

(small bird): tōtōtepitōn

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 93, 151

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