chapolin

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Calpan, Canoa and Cholula): chapulin
• (Nanacamilpa and Tlaxcala): chapoli

Chapolin, “grasshopper”.

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapoːlin/

Noun

chapolin (plural chapoltin)

1. (Amecameca, Jaltocán, Milpa Alta and Texcoco) grasshopper, chapulin.

References

• Herrera López, Hermilo (2015); Diccionario de la lengua Náhuatl de Texcoco, Instituto Mexiquense de los pueblos indígenas. Academia de la lengua náhuatl de Texcoco, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Mancilla Sepúlveda, Héctor (2002); Lecciones de Náhuatl, Editorial Hirata; Mexico City, Mexico.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• chapulin, chapōlin (obsolete spelling)

Chapolin, “grasshopper”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapolin/
• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaˈpó.lin̥]

Noun

chapolin (absolutive plural chapoltin or chāchapoltin)

1. grasshopper, locust, chapulin
   • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 19r. col. 2:

     Chapulin. langoſta.
     (Chapulin. locust.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• acachapolin
• tlalchapolin
• zacachapolin

Proper nouns derived from chapolin

• Chapolhuahcan
• Chapoltepec
• Chapoltzinco

Descendants

• Central Huasteca Nahuatl: chapoli
• Central Nahuatl: chapulin, chapolin, chapoli
• Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: chapolin
• Western Huasteca Nahuatl: chapoli
• Pipil: chapulin
• Spanish: chapulín
  • English: chapulin

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chapolin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃapoːlin/

Noun

chapolin (plural chapolimeh)

1. grasshopper.

References

• Sullivan, John; Olko, Justyna (2016); Tlahtolxitlauhcayotl, Chicontepec, Veracruz, Editorial Artes Liberales, Revitalizing Endangered Languages, IDIEZ, University of Warsow, Poland.