cuitlapilli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

cuitlatl (“excrement”) +‎ pilli (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʷiˈt͡ɬapilli/

Noun

cuitlapilli (possessive singular īcuitlapil)

tail, rear
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 27r. col. 2.:
  cuitlapilli. cola, o rabo de animal, o de aue.
  cuitlapilli. rear, or tail of an animal or bird.

Derived terms

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 73

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