coyonehnemi
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
From coyōtl (“coyote”) + nehnemi (“walk”)
Verb
coyōnehnemi
- (intransitive) Go on all fours; crawl.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 125r:
- Andar a gatas. ni,coyonenemi.
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Derived terms
- cocoyonehnemi