tepilli
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Central Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
tepilli
- (Milpa Alta) vulva, vagina.
Classical Nahuatl[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A contraction of tentli (“lips; mouth”) + pilli (“child”). A mouth that gives birth to children.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tepilli
- vulva
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 103r:
- tepilli. natura de hembra.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)