öyutl

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *aayootl, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *aya-wɨt-ta (“big tortoise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔjutɬ/

Noun

öyutl (plural öyume)

1. turtle, tortoise.

References

• Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos, segunda impresión edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, published 1971, page 172