takwatzin
Pipil edit
Etymology edit
From ta- (unspecified object) + -kwa (“to eat”) + -tzin (diminutive). Compare Classical Nahuatl tlacuātzin (“opossum”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
takwatzin (plural tajtakwatzin)
- opossum
- Ne takwatzin kichiwa ka miktuk kwak tikmutiat
- Opossums play dead when you scare them