tzoncalhuihuitani

Mecayapan Nahuatl

FWOTD – 13 September 2019

A band-winged dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata) in Yucatán, Mexico.

Etymology

tzóncal (“hair”) +‎ huihuita (“pluck”) +‎ -ni (“-er”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sonkalwiwiˈtani/

Noun

tzoncalhuihuitani

1. (Mecayapan) dragonfly

Synonyms

• a̱tzóncal (Tatahuicapan)

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 198, 242