Kuskatan

Pipil

Etymology

From kūskat (“necklace, jewel”) + -tan (locative). Compare Classical Nahuatl Cōzcatlān (“El Salvador”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /kuːsˈkataŋ/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /ɡuːsˈkataŋ/

Proper noun

Kūskatan

1. El Salvador (a country in Central America)
2. the pre-Columbian Nahua state of Cuzcatlan

Derived terms

• kūskatekat (“Salvadoran”)