Pipil edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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