öyutl

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aayoo-tl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ayo-wït-ta (“big tortoise”).[1]

Cognate with Classical Nahuatl āyōtl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔjutɬ/

Noun

öyutl (plural öyume)

  1. turtle, tortoise.

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2422. *ayaC / *ayoC 'turtle'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 371
  • Brewer, Forrest; Brewer, Jean G. (1962), Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 172
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