zolin

Central Nahuatl

Zolin, “quail”.

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): soli

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl zolin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːlin/

Noun

zolin (animate)

1. quail

References

• Aguilar Carrera, Sergio (2012); Método práctico de lengua náhuatl del Altiplano Mexicano; Jaltocán variant, Dirección de Casa de Cultura de Tecámac, State of Mexico, Mexico. ISBN 03-2012-030812540200-01.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• çoli, çolin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːlin/

Noun

zolin (animate, plural zozoltin)

1. quail
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 47v:

     Codorniz. çoli.

     A quail. çoli.

   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 25r. col. 1:

     çoçoltin . codornizes . […] / çolin. codorniz.

     çoçoltin. quails. […] / çolin. a quail.

Derived terms

• azolin
• tepezolin
• zolcoatl
• zoltetl

Descendants

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: solin
• Central Nahuatl: zolin

References

• J. Richard Andrews (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, page 269
• Frances Karttunen (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, page 348
• James Lockhart (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford University Press, page 215
• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 25