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ichpochtli

ichpochtli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Noun

ichpōchtli (animate, plural ichpōpōchtin)

  1. maiden; a young, unmarried woman
  2. virgin
  3. (when possessed) daughter

Synonyms

  • (young woman): ichpōcatl

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References

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 93
  • Horacio Carochi (2001) Grammar of the Mexican language with an explanation of its adverbs (1645), Stanford University Press, page 502