colotl

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Nanacamilpa, Texcoco and Tlaxcala): kolotl
• (Canoa): colutl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːloːtɬ/

Noun

colotl

1. scorpion.

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *koolootl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːloːt͡ɬ/

Noun

cōlōtl

1. Scorpion.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 112v:

     Eſcorpion alacran. colotl.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Andrews, J. Richard. (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, p. 214.
• Karttunen, Frances. (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, University of Texas Press, p. 41.

Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *koolootl.

Noun

colotl

1. Scorpion

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Ocuiltzitzin”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán‎^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 12