chi̱chi̱tu

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *čɨčɨ-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *cu~cu (“dog”, via reduplication).[1]

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl chichi (“dog”) and chichitōn (“small dog”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃɪtu]

Noun

chi̱chi̱tu (plural chi̱chi̱me)

  1. Dog.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “695. *cu ‘dog’ in SUA0”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 15
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