quimichpil

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From quimichin (“mouse”) +‎ -pīl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkimit͡ʃpiːɬ/

Noun

quimichpīl (animate)

Diminutive of quimichin; a small mouse.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 208v:
  Ratoncillo. quimichpil.quimichton.
  (A small mouse. quimichpil. quimichton.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 90r. col. 1:
  Quimichpil. ratoncillo.
  (Quimichpil. a small mouse.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

quimichtōn

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 90

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