ilamatcatontli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From *ilamatqui (“old woman”) (see ilama) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i.la.mat.kaːˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

ilamatcātōntli (animate)

1. Diminutive of ilama; a small old woman.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 241r:

     Vejezuela.  ylamato.ylamapil.ylamatcatontli.

     A small old woman.  ylamato.ylamapil.ylamatcatontli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 37r. col. 2:

     Ilamapil. vejezuela. / Ilamatcatontli.idem.

     Ilamapil. a small old woman. / Ilamatcatontli.the same.

Synonyms

• (small old woman): ilamapīl, ilamatōn

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 103
• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 37