ichpochtontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [it͡ʃ.poːt͡ʃˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

ichpōchtōntli (animate, plural ichpōpōchtotōntin)

1. 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