atoyapitzactli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From ātōyatl (“river”) +‎ pitzactli (“something long and thin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aː.toː.jaː.piˈt͡sak.t͡ɬi]

Noun

ātōyāpitzactli (inanimate)

A small river, a stream.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 216r:
  ¶ Riatillo pequeño rio. atoyatontli. atoyapitzactli.
  ¶ A stream, a small river. atoyatontli. atoyapitzactli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 105r. col. 1:
  R Iatillo pequeño rio. atoya- / tontli.atoyapitzactli.
  A stream, a small river. atoyatontli. atoyapitzactli.

Synonyms

(small river): ātōyāpitzactōntli, ātōyātōntli

Derived terms

ātōyāpitzactōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 105

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