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Central Nahuatl
- (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Nanacamilpa, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): kolotl
- (Canoa): colutl
Pronunciation
Noun
colotl
- scorpion.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *koolootl.
Pronunciation
Noun
cōlōtl
- Scorpion.
References
- Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 214.
- Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 41.
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *koolootl.
Noun
colotl
- Scorpion
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Ocuiltzitzin”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 12