tototepiton

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tototepito (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From tōtōtl (“bird”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tōtōtepitōn (animate)

diminutive of tōtōtl; a small bird.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 191r:
  Paxaro pequeño. tototontli. tototepiton.
  A small bird. tototontli. tototepiton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 93v. col. 1:
  Paxaro pequeño. tototontli. tototepiton.
  A small bird. tototontli. tototepiton.
- Idem, f. 151r. col. 1.
  Tototepito. paxarico.
  Tototepito. a small bird.

Synonyms

(small bird): tōtōtōntli

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, pages 93, 151

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