mizton
Central Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Classical Nahuatl mizton.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mizton
- cat (mammal)
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- mizto (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Apocopic form of miztli (“mountain lion, puma”) + -tōn (diminutive suffix). Compare miztōntli (“puma cub”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mizton (animate)
- diminutive of miztli; a house cat.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 129v:
- Gato. mizto.
- A cat. mizto.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa
Categories:
- Central Nahuatl terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
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- Central Nahuatl lemmas
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- Cholula Central Nahuatl
- Jaltocán Central Nahuatl
- Milpa Alta Central Nahuatl
- nhn:Felids
- Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -ton
- Classical Nahuatl terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Nahuatl lemmas
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- nci:Cats
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