bʼalam malax
Kaqchikel
Alternative forms
- bʼalamax
Etymology
Calque of Spanish mariposa tigre (“tiger butterfly”).
Noun
bʼalam malax
- monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
References
- Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 207