cihuapiltzintli
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cihuāpilli (“girl, maiden”) + -tzin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cihuāpiltzintli anim (plural cihuāpiltzitzintin)
- diminutive of cihuāpilli; (she is) a young girl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 98r. col. 1:
- Moçuela de edad mas pequeña. ychpuchpiltontli. / ychpuchcaconetontli. ychpuchtzin / tli. ychpuchpiltzintli. ciuapiltzintli.
A girl of younger age. ychpuchpiltontli. / ychpuchcaconetontli. ychpuchtzin / tli. ychpuchpiltzintli. ciuapiltzintli.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)