kwilin

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Pipil

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwira (earth) + -in (absolutive). Compare Classical Nahuatl ocuilin (worm).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkʷiliŋ/

Noun

kwilin (plural kwijkwilin)

  1. worm
    Kipiatuya se kwilin ini chalukut
    This guava had a worm in it

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