kwilin

Pipil

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kwira (“earth”) + -in (absolutive). Compare Classical Nahuatl ocuilin (“worm”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷiliŋ/

Noun

kwilin (plural kwijkwilin)

1. worm

   Kipiatuya se kwilin ini chalukut

   This guava had a worm in it

Synonyms

• (worm): piley