Classical Nahuatl

Noun

tepitōn ‎(inanimate)

1. Something small or of little value.
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 103r. col. 1.

     Tepito. coſa pequeña, o poca coſa.

     (Tepito. something small or of little value.)

Usage notes

In compounds tepitōn often becomes a diminutive or affective stem.

tletepitōn ‎(“small fire”), from tletl ‎(“fire”)

tōchtepitōn ‎(“bunny, small rabbit”), from tōchtli ‎(“rabbit”)

tōtōtepitōn ‎(“small bird”), from tōtōtl ‎(“bird”)

Derived terms

References

• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 291
• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, page 103