icpitl
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Classical Nahuatl
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]icpitl (animate)
- firefly
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 157v:
- Luziernaga. ycpitl. copitl.
- A firefly. ycpitl. copitl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 78v. col. 2:
- Luciernaga. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.
- A firefly. ycpitl. copitl. xoxotla. xoxotlato.
Synonyms
[edit]- (firefly): copitl, xoxōtla, xoxōtlatōn
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 78v