otomicohua̱ꞌ
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology
*otomiꞌ (“Otomi”) + cohua̱ꞌ (“snake”). Cf. Classical Nahuatl otomitl (“Otomi”), Otoncōātl (a personal name).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /otomiˈkowaːʔ/
Noun
otomicohua̱ꞌ
- Central American boa (Boa constrictor imperator, syn. Boa imperator)
References
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 105
- Boa imperator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Boa constrictor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies