istat

See also: ISTAT and istât

Highland Puebla Nahuatl

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl iztatl. Cognate to Tetelcingo Nahuatl istatl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈistat/

Noun

istat

1. Salt.

References

• 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

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl iztatl (“salt”).

Noun

istat

1. salt

Further reading

• 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

Contraction

istat

1. Contraction of i stat: began