bʼalam malax

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

  • bʼalamax

Etymology

Calque of Spanish mariposa tigre (“tiger butterfly”).

Noun

bʼalam malax

  1. monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

References

  • Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 207
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