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oolin.

Headword: 
oolin.
Principal English Translation: 

aborted; a fetus born before its time (see Molina); this may relate to movement (olin)

Orthographic Variants: 
çan oolin, zan oolin
Alonso de Molina: 

oolin. abortado, nacido sin tiempo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 77v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

abortado, nacido sin tiempo. oolin, çan oolin.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1555, part 1, Spanish to Nahuatl, f. 1v.

themes: 
Children, Childhood, Adolescence
Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine
Sexuality, Fertility, Reproduction
See also: 
olin.