cihuatepiton

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cihuātl (“woman, female”) +‎ tepitōn (“little thing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [si.waː.teˈpi.toːn]

Noun

cihuātepitōn (animate)

diminutive of cihuātl; a small woman or female.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 138r.-138v.
  Hembra pequeña. ciuatepito.ciuatontli.çouatepito.çoua-
  
  -tontli.
  
  (A small female. ciuatepito. ciuatontli. çouatepito. çouatontli.)
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 87v. col. 2.
  Muger pequeña. ciuatontli. ciuatepiton.
  
  (A small woman. ciuatontli. ciuatepiton.)

Synonyms

(small woman or female): cihuātōntli, zohuatepitōn, zohuatōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 87

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