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Central Nahuatl
Noun
huitzitzilin (animate)
- (Calpan): hummingbird
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Andrews (2003) writes huitztzītzilin, but see huitzilin.
Noun
huitzitzilin
- 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
- hummingbird
References
- Sischo H., Guillermo (2015) Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena, editor, Vocabulario del náhuatl de Michoacán (in Spanish), draft edition, page 28