yohualtototl

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Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

youaltototl (nonstandard spelling)

Etymology

From yohualli (“night”) +‎ tōtōtl (“bird”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jo.waɬˈtoː.toːt͡ɬ/

Noun

yohualtōtōtl (animate, plural yohualtōtōmeh)

nocturnal bird
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 41v. col. 1:
  Youaltotome. paxaros nocherniegos. / Youaltototl. paxaro nocherniego.
  Youaltotome. nocturnal birds. / Youaltototl. a nocturnal bird.

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 41

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