amoxtontli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From āmoxtli (“book”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

āmoxtōntli (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.
  Amoxtontli . libro pequeño.
  Amoxtontli. a small book.

Synonyms

(small book): āmoxtepitōn

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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