timo̱yo̱ꞌ

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

Cf. Classical Nahuatl tlemōyōtl. Equivalent to tiꞌ (“fire”) +‎ mo̱yo̱ꞌ (“mosquito”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiˈmoːjoːʔ/

Noun

timo̱yo̱ꞌ

1. spark
2. (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^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 97, 192, 227, 234, 285