cihyotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

ciyotl (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From cihtli (“hare”) +‎ -yōtl, literally (“hareness”).

Noun

cihyōtl

That pertaining to a hare, something harelike.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 153r:
  Lebruno coſa de liebre. ciyotl.
  Harelike, something pertaining to a hare. ciyotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 2:
  Ciyotl: lebruno, coſa de liebre, o de abuela.
  Ciyotl. harelike; that which pertains to a hare, or that which pertains to a grandmother.

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Etymology 2

From cihtli (“grandmother”) +‎ -yōtl, literally (“grandmotherness”).

Noun

cihyōtl

That pertaining to a grandmother, something grandmotherly.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 2:
  Ciyotl: lebruno, coſa de liebre, o de abuela.
  Ciyotl. harelike; that which pertains to a hare, or that which pertains to a grandmother.

References

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

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