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zayolin

zayolin

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Noun

zāyōlin

  1. A fly.
    • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana, f. 176r.
      Moſca volatile conocida. çayulin.

Derived terms

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 268.
  • Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 347.