miltepiton

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

miltepito (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mīlli (“cultivated land”) +‎ tepitōn (“something small”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [miːɬ.teˈpi.toːn]

Noun

mīltepitōn (inanimate)

Diminutive of mīlli; a small parcel of land.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 207r:
  Quiñon de eredad. miltepiton.miltontli.
  A parcel from estate. miltepiton. miltontli.
- Idem, f. 56v. col. 1.
  Miltepito. quiñón de heredad.
  Miltepito. a parcel from an estate.

Synonyms

mīltōntli

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 56v

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