tepilli

Central Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

tepilli

(Milpa Alta) vulva, vagina.

Classical Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

A contraction of tentli (“lips; mouth”) +‎ pilli (“child”). A mouth that gives birth to children.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tepilli/

Noun edit

tepilli

vulva
Synonyms: cocoxqui, nenetl
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 103r:
  tepilli. natura de hembra.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

tepolli

References edit

^ Chevalier, Jacques M., Buckles, Daniel (1995) A Land without Gods: Process theory, maldevelopment and the Mexican Nahuas, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood, page 324

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