huitzitzilin

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Amecameca): witsitsilin
• (Canoa): huitziqui
• (Cholula and Texcoco): huitzilli
• (Jaltocán): witzitzilin
• (Milpa Alta): huitzilin
• (Nanacamilpa): uitsiki
• (Tlaxcala): uitsikitl

Noun

huitzitzilin (animate)

1. (Calpan): hummingbird

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• vitzitzilin

Pronunciation

Andrews (2003) writes huitztzītzilin, but see huitzilin.

Noun

huitzitzilin

1. Hummingbird.

Synonyms

• huitzilin

Derived terms

• huitzitzilnahualli

References

• Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 224

Michoacán Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl huitzitzilin.

Noun

huitzitzilin

1. hummingbird

References

• Sischo H., Guillermo (2015) Erickson de Hollenbach, Elena, editor, Vocabulario del náhuatl de Michoacán‎^[1] (in Spanish), draft edition, page 28