tzinakan
Pipil
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Nahuan *tsinaːkan. Compare Classical Nahuatl tzinācantli (“bat”).
Pronunciation
edit- (standard) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnaːkaŋ/
- (Witzapan) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnaːɣaŋ/
- (Izalco) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnakaŋ/
- (Jicalapa) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnaka/
Noun
edittzinākan (plural tzijtzinākan)
- bat
- Ne tzinakan kuchi ka tunal wan kisa ka tayua
- Bats sleep during the day and go out at night