tepiton

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From *tepi +‎ -tōn, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïpuC (“flea”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tepitōn (inanimate)

Something small or of little value.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 1:
  Tepito. coſa pequeña, o poca coſa.
  (Tepito. something small or of little value.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

In compounds tepitōn often becomes a diminutive or affective stem.

tletepitōn (“small fire”), from tletl (“fire”)

tōchtepitōn (“bunny, small rabbit”), from tōchtli (“rabbit”)

tōtōtepitōn (“small bird”), from tōtōtl (“bird”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from tepitōn

References

J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 291
Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 103

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