"cihuapilli" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: /siˈwaːpilli/ Forms: cihuāpilli [canonical], cihuāpīpiltin [absolutive, plural], cihoapilli [alternative], çihoapilli [alternative], çiuapilli [alternative], çivapilli [alternative]
Etymology: From cihuātl (“woman”) + pilli (“noble”). Etymology templates: {{compound|nci|cihuātl|pilli|t1=woman|t2=noble}} cihuātl (“woman”) + pilli (“noble”) Head templates: {{head|nci|noun|head=cihuāpilli}} cihuāpilli
  1. noblewoman

Alternative forms

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