amoxtepiton

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

amox tepito (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From āmoxtli (“book”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

āmoxtepitōn (inanimate)

diminutive of āmoxtli; a small book.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 155r:
  Libro pequeño. amoxtontli. amoxtepiton.
  A small book. amoxtontli. amoxtepiton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78r. col. 1:
  Libro pequeño.amoxtontli.amoxtepiton.
  A small book. amoxtontli. amoxtepiton.
- Idem, f. 5v. col. 2.
  Amox tepito . libro pequeño.
  Amox tepito. a small book.

Synonyms

(small book): āmoxtōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 78, 5

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