"yolcatl" meaning in Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjoːɬkat͡ɬ/ Forms: yōlcatl [canonical], yōlcameh [plural]
Etymology: From yōli (“to live”). Compare yōlqui (“living thing, beast of burden”). Etymology templates: {{m|nci|yōli||to live}} yōli (“to live”), {{m|nci|yōlqui||living thing, beast of burden}} yōlqui (“living thing, beast of burden”) Head templates: {{head|nci|nouns|animate||plural|yōlcameh|||cat2=|f1accel-form=p|f2accel-form=p|head=yōlcatl}} yōlcatl (animate, plural yōlcameh), {{nci-noun|a|yōlcatl|pl=yōlcameh}} yōlcatl (animate, plural yōlcameh)
  1. A bug; an insect. Tags: animate Categories (lifeform): Insects Derived forms: yōlcatlaxcalli, yōlcayōtl

Inflected forms

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