coyopil

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From coyōtl (“coyote”) +‎ -pīl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

coyōpīl (animate)

diminutive of coyōtl; a small coyote.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4v. col. 1:
  Adiue pequeño. coyopil. coyotontli.
  A small foxlike animal. coyopil. coyotontli.
- Idem, f. 14r. col. 1.
  Coyopil. adiue pequeño
  Coyopil. a small foxlike animal.

Synonyms

(small coyote): coyōtōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 4, 14

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