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-pil

-pil

See also: pil, PIL, Píl, and pił

Classical Nahuatl

Suffix

-pīl ‎(plural -pipīl)

  1. (appended to nouns) a diminutive suffix; forms nouns denoting smallness.
Examples
  • coyōtl ‎(“a coyote”) → coyōpīl ‎(“a small coyote”)
  • ilama ‎(“an elderly woman”) → ilamapīl ‎(“a crone”)
  • pilli ‎(“a child”) → pilpīl ‎(“a small child; a very young child”)

Usage notes

  • The suffix undergoes short-vowel reduplication when pluralized, becoming -pipīl.
pilpīl ‎(“a small child”) → pīpilpipīl ‎(“small children”)

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Derived terms

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References

  • Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 194

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [-piːɬ]

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