cihuapilli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

cihuapilli

1. lady.
2. princess.
3. girl

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.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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