Classical Nahuatl

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Alternative forms

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  • citli (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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cihtli

  1. Grandmother or grandfather's sister.
    • c. 1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 18r.
      yn huehuetque yllamatque. catca yn tocihuan tocolhuan yn tachtõhuan yn tomintonhuan yn topiptonhuã yn tochichicahuan
      (those who were the ancient ones, men and women, our grandmothers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, great-great grandparents, great-grandmothers, our forefathers)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
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Usually occurs with a possessive prefix, such as tēcih "one's grandmother" or nocih "my grandmother".

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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cihtli (animate)

  1. hare
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References

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  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 213
  • Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages vol. 1, pp. 60–61
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 34
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 215