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