mulkit

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl mōlcatl (“secondary ear of maize”). Perhaps from mulūni (“to swell”) or mulīni (“to sprout”).

Pronunciation

• (Cuisnahuat) IPA^(key): /ˈmulkiːt/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ˈmulkit/

Noun

mulkīt (plural mujmulkīt)

1. small, not fully grown ear of corn.