tepiton
Classical Nahuatl
editEtymology
editFrom *tepi + -tōn, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïpuC (“flea”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittepitōn (inanimate)
- Something small or of little value.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 1:
- Tepito. coſa pequeña, o poca coſa.
(Tepito. something small or of little value.)- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
editIn compounds tepitōn often becomes a diminutive or affective stem.
- tletepitōn (“small fire”), from tletl (“fire”)
- tōchtepitōn (“bunny, small rabbit”), from tōchtli (“rabbit”)
- tōtōtepitōn (“small bird”), from tōtōtl (“bird”)
Derived terms
editTerms derived from tepitōn
References
edit- J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 291
- Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 103
Categories:
- Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -ton
- Classical Nahuatl terms inherited from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
- Classical Nahuatl terms derived from Proto-Uto-Aztecan
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- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
- Classical Nahuatl nouns
- Classical Nahuatl terms with quotations
- Classical Nahuatl diminutive nouns