ichpochtontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ichpōchtli (“maiden, young woman”) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [it͡ʃ.poːt͡ʃˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

ichpōchtōntli (animate, plural ichpōpōchtotōntin)

Diminutive of ichpōchtli; a girl, a young woman.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 32v. col. 1.
  Ichpochtontli.moçuela.
  Ichpochtontli. a young woman.

Synonyms

(girl, young woman):, ichpōchcaconētōntli, ichpōcatl, ichpōchpīltōntli, ichpōchpīltzintli, ichpōchtzintli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 32

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