papalut

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *paro-. Compare Classical Nahuatl pāpalōtl (“butterfly”).

Pronunciation
  • (Cuisnahuat) IPA(key): /paːˈpaːluːt/
  • (Witzapan) IPA(key): /paːˈpaːlut/

Noun

pāpālūt (plural pajpāpālūt)

  1. butterfly
    Inat ka ne miktiwit mukwepat ken se papalut
    They say the dead come back as a butterfly
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