huilotl

== Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === (Tlaxcala): uilotl === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wiːloːtɬ/ === Noun === huilotl dove. === References === Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico. == Classical Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === uilotl (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === From Proto-Nahuan *wiiloo-tl (“pigeon, dove”), from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *wiLhu-ta (“buzzard, turkey vulture”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wiːloːt͡ɬ/ === Noun === huilotl Dove; pigeon. ==== Descendants ==== Central Huasteca Nahuatl: uilotl Central Nahuatl: huilotl Mecayapan Nahuatl: hui̱lo̱' Orizaba Nahuatl: wilotl Spanish: huilota === References === Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 90 Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002), Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎[2], 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 49, 251