topileh
التعريفات والمعاني
== Central Nahuatl ==
=== Noun ===
topileh
sheriff.
== Classical Nahuatl ==
=== Alternative forms ===
topile
=== Etymology ===
From tōpīlli (“staff of office”) + -eh.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /toːpiːleʔ/
=== Noun ===
tōpīleh
A constable; a minor official.
==== Descendants ====
→ Spanish: topil
→ English: topil
→ Huichol: tupíiri (or, directly from Classical Nahuatl)
=== References ===
Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 256.
Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 247.
Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, p. 240.