yacatotonaton

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

yacatotonato (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From yacatotona (“wheat weevil larva”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

yacatotonatōn (animate)

diminutive of yacatotona; the small larva of the wheat weevil.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 131v:
  Gorgojo pequeño. yacatotontli. yacatotonato.ocuiltõtli. / ocuilton.
  A small weevil. yacatotontli. yacatotonato. ocuiltõtli. ocuilton.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 66r. col. 1:
  Gorgojo pequeño. yacatototõtli. yacatotonato. o / cuiltontli. ocuilton.
  A small weevil. yacatototõtli. yacatotonato. ocuiltontli. ocuilton.

Synonyms

(small weevil larva): ocuiltōn, yacatototōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 66r

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