telpochchotl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

telpochotl, telpuchchotl (obsolete spellings)
tēlpōchyōtl

Etymology

From tēlpōchtli (“youth, young man”) +‎ -yōtl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tēlpōchchōtl

The youth of a boy or young man; boyhood.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 173r:
  Mocedad de aqueſtos. telpuchchotl.telpocayotl.
  Youth of these . telpuchchotl. telpocayotl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 85v. col. 1:
  Moço de edad pequeña. telpuchtli.telpocatl. […] / Mocedad de aqueſtos.telpuchchotl.telpocayotl.
  Boy of a young age. telpuchtli. telpocatl. Youth of these . telpuchchotl. telpocayotl.
- Idem, f. 96v. col. 1.
  Telpochotl. mocedad o mancebia de mancebos.
  Telpochotl. the youth or boyhood of young men.

Synonyms

(young man's youth): tēlpōcayōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 85, 96

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