tzinacan

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

Compare Michoacán Nahuatl tzinaca, Morelos Nahuatl tzinaka, Northern Puebla Nahuatl tzinacatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl tzonöcatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl tzinaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsinaːka(n)/

Noun

tzinacan

1. Bat.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 176r:

     Morcielago o aue de noche. tzinacan. quimichpatlan.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• Tzinacantlan

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, page 312