tzikat

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Pipil

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nahuan *tsiːka-. Compare Classical Nahuatl tzīcatl (ant).

Pronunciation

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  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈt͡siːkat/
  • (Witzapan) IPA(key): /ˈt͡siːɣat/

Noun

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tzīkat (plural tzijtzīkat)

  1. ant
    Nitaksak ijpak se tzikatal wan nechtzupinket ne tzijtzikat
    I stepped on an ant colony and got bitten by the ants