puñaltontli

Classical Nahuatl

FWOTD – 20 March 2015

Etymology

From puñal (dagger) (borrowed from Spanish) +‎ -tōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [po.naːɬˈtoːn.t͡ɬi]

Noun

puñaltōntli (inanimate)

  1. diminutive of puñal; a small dagger.

Synonyms

  • (small dagger): tepoztēihxilihuānitōn

References

  • Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 100r