timo̱yo̱ꞌ

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Mecayapan Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cf. Classical Nahuatl tlemōyōtl. Equivalent to tiꞌ (fire) +‎ mo̱yo̱ꞌ (mosquito).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

timo̱yo̱ꞌ

  1. spark
  2. (figurative) phosphene ("stars" that one sees after receiving a blow to the head)

References[edit]

  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 97, 192, 227, 234, 285