topileh

Central Nahuatl

Noun

topileh

1. sheriff.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• topile

Etymology

From tōpīlli (“staff of office”) +‎ -eh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːpiːleʔ/

Noun

tōpīleh

1. A constable; a minor official.

Descendants

• → Spanish: topil
  • → English: topil
  • → Huichol: tupíiri (or, directly from Classical Nahuatl)

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 256.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 247.
• Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 240.