tijlan

Pipil

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish castillano, modern castellano (“Castilian”). Compare Classical Nahuatl Caxtīllān tōtolin (“hen”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtihlaŋ/
• (Teotepeque) IPA^(key): /ˈtihɬaŋ/
• (Jicalapa) IPA^(key): /ˈtihlʲaŋ/

Noun

tijlan (plural tijtijlan or tijlanmet)

1. chicken, hen

   Tikneki chiupi iayu tijlan?

   Do you want some chicken soup?

Derived terms

• tijlanchin (“chick”)
• ukichtijlan (“rooster”)