wakash

Pipil

Etymology

From 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

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈwaːkaːʃ/
• (Witzapan, Cuisnahuat) IPA^(key): /ˈwaːɣaːʃ/

Noun

wākāsh (plural wajwākāsh or wākāshmet)

1. cow, bovine

   Yaja yawi kipatzka ne wakash mujmusta ka peyna

   She/he goes milk the cow every day in the morning

Derived terms

• ukichwākāsh (“bull”)
• wākāshkunēt (“calf”)

See also

• turuj (“bull”)