ayotzin

Pipil

Etymology

From at (“water”) +‎ -yot (“a thing abundantly owning...”) +‎ -tzin (“diminutive”). From Proto-Nahuan *aayootl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *aya-wɨt-ta (“big tortoise”). Cognate with Classical Nahuatl āyōtl (“turtle, tortoise”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /aˈjut͡siŋ/

Noun

ayotzin (plural ayotzitzin or ayotzitzinmet)

  1. turtle, tortoise
    Ne ayotzin quinaya ne itehtecciz tic ne axal
    The turtle hides its eggs in the sand
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