wakash
Pipil
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish vacas (“cows”), from Latin vacca. Compare Classical Nahuatl huācax (“cow”), and other Mesoamerican languages: Yucatec Maya, Tzeltal, Chol, and Ch'orti' wakax; and K'iche' wakäx (“cow”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwākāsh (plural wajwākāsh or wākāshmet)
- cow, bovine
- Yaja yawi kipatzka ne wakash mujmusta ka peyna
- She/he goes milk the cow every day in the morning
Derived terms
edit- ukichwākāsh (“bull”)
- wākāshkunēt (“calf”)
See also
edit- turuj (“bull”)