quimichton

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From quimichin (“mouse”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

quimichtōn (animate)

diminutive of quimichin; a small mouse.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 208v:
  Ratoncillo. quimichpil.quimichton.
  A small mouse. quimichpil. quimichton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 1:
  Quimichton.ratoncillo.
  Quimichton a small mouse.

Synonyms

quimichpīl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 90

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