topitzin

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From topitl (“lizard”) +‎ -tzin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

topitzin (animate)

diminutive of topitl; a small lizard.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 76v. col. 1:
  Lagartija. cuetzpalin.topitl. topitzin.
  A lizard. cuetzpalin. topitl. topitzin.

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 76v
Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 718

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