Central Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Nahuatl piltontli.

Noun edit

piltontli

  1. boy

Classical Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

From pilli (child, son) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [piɬˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun edit

piltōntli (animate, plural pīpiltotōntin)

  1. Diminutive of pilli; a child; a young boy or girl.
  2. Diminutive of pilli; a nursling.

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 196