papalut

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paro-. Compare Classical Nahuatl pāpalōtl (“butterfly”).

Pronunciation

• (Cuisnahuat) IPA^(key): /paːˈpaːluːt/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /paːˈpaːlut/

Noun

pāpālūt (plural pajpāpālūt)

1. butterfly

   Inat ka ne miktiwit mukwepat ken se papalut

   They say the dead come back as a butterfly