timo̱yo̱ꞌ
Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology
Cf. Classical Nahuatl tlemōyōtl. Equivalent to tiꞌ (“fire”) + mo̱yo̱ꞌ (“mosquito”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiˈmoːjoːʔ/
Noun
timo̱yo̱ꞌ
- spark
- (figurative) phosphene ("stars" that one sees after receiving a blow to the head)
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., pages 97, 192, 227, 234, 285