cuitlapilli

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From cuitlatl (“excrement”) +‎ pilli (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʷiˈt͡ɬapilli/

Noun

cuitlapilli (possessive singular īcuitlapil)

tail, rear
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 27r. col. 2.
  cuitlapilli. cola, o rabo de animal, o de aue.
  
  (cuitlapilli. rear, or tail of an animal or bird.)

Derived terms

cuitlapilāna verb
cuitlapilayacachoa verb
cuitlapilcotoc
cuitlapilhuīhuītla verb

cuitlapilli ahtlapalli
cuitlapilloh
cuitlapilohōlīniā verb
cuitlapiltequi verb

cuitlapiltia verb
teōcalcuitlapilli
tilmahcuitlapilli

References

Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 73

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