-pil
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pil"
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-pīl (plural -pipīl)
- (appended to nouns) a diminutive suffix; forms nouns denoting smallness.
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Usage notes
[edit]- The suffix undergoes short-vowel reduplication when pluralized, becoming -pipīl.
- pilpīl (“a small child”) → pīpilpipīl (“small children”)
Synonyms
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[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Frances Karttunen (1992) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, page 194