huilopiltontli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

uilopiltontli, vilopiltontli, vilopiltõtli (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From huīlōtl (“dove”) +‎ piltōntli (“child, nurseling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [wiː.loː.piɬˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

huīlōpiltōntli (animate)

The chick of a dove or pigeon.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 187v:
  Palomino pollo deſta eſpecie. uiloconetl. uilopiltontli.
  A pigeon chick, chick of this species. uiloconetl. uilopiltontli.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 92r. col. 1:
  Palomino pollo deſta eſpecie. viloconetl. vilopiltõ / tli.
  A pigeon chick, chick of this species. viloconetl. vilopiltõtli.
- Idem, f. 157v. col. 1.
  Vilconetl. palomino. / Vilopiltontli. idem.
  Viloconetl. the chick of a pigeon. / Vilopiltontli. the same.

Synonyms

huīlōconētl

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Mexico: Editorial Porrúa, pages 92, 157

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