xla

Western Highland Chatino

Etymology 1

x- (“causative”) +‎ kula⁴⁵ (“play music”)

Verb

xla²³

1. cause to play music

Etymology 2

Verb

xla²³

1. melt, dissolve
2. whisk, beat
3. rub

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish escuela, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Noun

xla⁴⁵

1. school

Etymology 4

Noun

xla⁴⁵

1. chocolate

References

• Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (2010) Diccionario chatino de la zona alta: Panixtlahuaca, Oaxaca y otros pueblos‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd (electronic) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 245–246