cilin

See also: çilin

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsilin/

Noun

cilin (inanimate)

A small conch shell.
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 44r.
  Caracol muy chico. cili.
  
  (A very small conch shell. cili.)
- 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 22r. col. 2.
  Cilin.cara col chiquito.
  
  (Cilin. a small conch shell.)

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 22

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