tzikat

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tsiːka-. Compare Classical Nahuatl tzīcatl (“ant”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siːkat/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡siːɣat/

Noun

tzīkat (plural tzijtzīkat)

1. ant

   Nitaksak ijpak se tzikatal wan nechtzupinket ne tzijtzikat

   I stepped on an ant colony and got bitten by the ants