Pipil edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nahuan *tlayoːl-, formed by ta- (unspecified object) +‎ wia/ūya (to shell) +‎ -l (passive nominalization). Compare Classical Nahuatl tlaolli (dried kernels of maize).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): /taˈwijal/

Noun edit

tawial (singular only)

  1. maize, corn, kernels of shelled corn
    Musta tiaw talkwi nawpual kushtal tawial
    Tomorrow we will take with us eighty sacks of maize