tletzintli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tletl (“a fire”) +‎ -tzin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tletzintli (inanimate, plural tletzintli)

diminutive of tletl; (it is) a small fire.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 142v:
  Huego pequeño. tletontli.tletepiton.tletzintli.
  A small fire. tletontli. tletepiton. tletzintli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 147v. col. 1:
  Tletontli. fuego pequeño. / Tletzintli. idem.
  Tletontli. a small fire. / Tletzintli. the same.

Synonyms

(small fire): tletepitōn, tletōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 147

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