ayotl

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

ayotl

  1. turtle.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nahuan *aayootl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *aya-wɨt-ta (“big tortoise”).

Noun

ayotl

  1. turtle; tortoise
    • 1547, Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana, ed. by Rémi Siméon (1875)
      Ayutl, tortuga, nayuuh.
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
      Tortuga. ayutl.

Etymology 2

Noun

ayotl

  1. soup; stew

References
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, pages 16–17
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