cihtepiton

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cihtli (“hare”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siʔˈtepitoːn/

Noun

cihtepitōn (animate)

Diminutive of cihtli; a young hare, a leveret.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 153r.
  Lebraſtilla. citepitõ. citontli.
  
  (A leveret. citepitõ. citontli.)
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 77r. col. 2.
  Lebraſtilla. citepiton. citontli.
  
  (A leveret. citepiton. citontli.)

Synonyms

cihtōntli

Related terms

cihyōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 77

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