a̱yo̱tzi̱n

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aayootl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *aya-wɨt-ta (“big tortoise”). Cognate with Pipil āyūtzin, Classical Nahuatl āyōtl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aːˈjoːtsiːn/

Noun

a̱yo̱tzi̱n

  1. turtle, tortoise

References
  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎ (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 18, 266
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