nopiltzin
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nopiltzin (animate)
- first-person singular honorific possessive singular of pilli; (he or she is) my beloved child; son or daughter.
Usage notes
[edit]- Traditionally, women referred to their child with the form nocōneuh, while men did so with nopiltzin, an honorific form.