piltzintli

== Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === pilhtzintli === Etymology === From pilli (“child”) +‎ -tzin. === Pronunciation === Karttunen (1983) and Andrews (2003) write -tzin-; Lockhart (2001) writes -tzīn-. IPA(key): /piɬˈt͡sint͡ɬi/ === Noun === piltzintli (animate, plural pīpiltzitzintin) diminutive of pilli; a child or youth. 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875) === References === Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 246. Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 196. Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 230. == Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl == === Etymology === Compare Classical Nahuatl piltzintli (“child”). === Noun === piltzintli child