bʼalam malax

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Kaqchikel[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Spanish mariposa tigre (tiger butterfly).

Noun[edit]

bʼalam malax

  1. monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

References[edit]

  • Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 207