cihuapilli

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• Singular: cihoapilli, çihoapilli, çiuapilli, çivapilli

Etymology

From cihuātl (“woman”) +‎ pilli (“noble”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈwaːpilli/

Noun

cihuāpilli (absolutive plural cihuāpīpiltin)

1. noblewoman
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22v. col. 2.

     ciuapilli. ſeñora, o dueña.

     (ciuapilli. lady, or mistress.)

References

• Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 34
• James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 215