See also: ISTAT and istât

Highland Puebla Nahuatl edit

Etymology edit

From Classical Nahuatl iztatl. Cognate to Tetelcingo Nahuatl istatl.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

istat

  1. Salt.

References edit

  • Key, Harold, Ritchie de Key, Mary (1953) Vocabulario mejicano de la Sierra de Zacapoaxtla, Puebla, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 161

Pipil edit

Etymology edit

Compare Classical Nahuatl iztatl (salt).

Noun edit

istat

  1. salt

Further reading edit

  • Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
  • Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.

Tok Pisin edit

Contraction edit

istat

  1. Contraction of i stat: began