kwitaululujtzin

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Pipil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *kwit(a)- (“excrement”) + -ululua (“to roll”) + -tzin (diminutive). Compare Classical Nahuatl cuitlālōlō (“beetle”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˌkʷitawuluˈluht͡siŋ/

Noun[edit]

kwitaululujtzin (plural kwijkwitaululujtzin)

  1. dung beetle
    Ne kwitaululujtzin kikalaktia ne itejteksis tik ne kwitat
    The dung beetle lays its eggs inside the excrement
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