huitzitzilin

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Noun

huitzitzilin (animate)

  1. (Calpan): hummingbird

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Andrews (2003) writes huitztzītzilin, but see huitzilin.

Noun

huitzitzilin

  1. Hummingbird.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 224

Michoacán Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl huitzitzilin.

Noun

huitzitzilin

  1. hummingbird

References
  • Sischo H., Guillermo (2015) Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena, editor, Vocabulario del náhuatl de Michoacán‎ (in Spanish), draft edition, page 28
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