Pipil

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

edit

pāpālūt (plural pajpāpālūt)

  1. butterfly
    Inat ka ne miktiwit mukwepat ken se papalut
    They say the dead come back as a butterfly
  NODES
Note 1