"tepiton" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

See tepiton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [teˈpi.toːn] Forms: tepitōn [canonical]
Etymology: From *tepi + -tōn, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïpuC (“flea”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|nci|*tepi|tōn|}} *tepi + -tōn, {{inh|nci|azc-pro|*tïpuC||flea}} Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïpuC (“flea”) Head templates: {{head|nci|noun|inanimate|head=tepitōn}} tepitōn (inanimate)
  1. Something small or of little value. Tags: inanimate
    Sense id: en-tepiton-nci-noun-kj5DQpSY Categories (other): Classical Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header, Classical Nahuatl terms suffixed with -ton, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms (Terms derived from tepitōn): Caxtīllān ācaltepitōn, cihuātepitōn, citlāltepitōn, coyametepitōn, huicoltepitōn, izquiztepitōn, mātlatepitōn, mīltepitōn, tepitōnyōtl, tezcatepitōn, tletepitōn, tōchtepitōn, tōtōtepitōn, zōyatepitōn, āmoxtepitōn
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          "sense": "Terms derived from tepitōn",
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      "sense": "Terms derived from tepitōn",
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