cihtontli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

citontli (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From cihtli (“hare”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siʔˈtoːnt͡ɬi/

Noun

cihtōntli (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. 22v. col. 1.
  Citontli. lebraſtilla o lebraſton.
  
  (Citontli. a leveret.)

Synonyms

cihtepitōn

Related terms

cihyōtl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 22

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