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Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From *huēhuetqui (“old man”) + -tōn (cf. the diminutive ilamatcātōntli (“small old woman”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
huēhuetcātōntli (animate)
- diminutive of huēhueh; a small old man.
- Idem, f. 157r. col. 1.
- Veuetcatontli.vejezuelo.
- Veuetcatontli. a small old man.
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