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