tzinakan

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Pipil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Nahuan *tsinaːkan. Compare Classical Nahuatl tzinācantli (“bat”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnaːkaŋ/
  • (Witzapan) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnaːɣaŋ/
  • (Izalco) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnakaŋ/
  • (Jicalapa) IPA(key): /t͡siˈnaka/

Noun[edit]

tzinākan (plural tzijtzinākan)

  1. bat
    Ne tzinakan kuchi ka tunal wan kisa ka tayua
    Bats sleep during the day and go out at night
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