puñaltontli

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Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 20 March 2015

Etymology

From puñal (“dagger”) (borrowed from Spanish) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

puñaltōntli (inanimate)

diminutive of puñal; a small dagger.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 205r:
  Puñal pequeño. puñaltontli.tepuzteixiliuaniton.
  A small dagger. puñaltontli. tepuzteixiliuaniton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 100r. col. 1:
  Puñal pequeño. puñaltontli. tepuzteixiliuaniton.
  A small dagger. puñaltontli. tepuzteixiliuaniton.

Synonyms

(small dagger): tepoztēihxilihuānitōn

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 100r

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