tzinakan

Pipil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tzinākan (plural tzijtzinākan)

1. bat

   Ne tzinakan kuchi ka tunal wan kisa ka tayua

   Bats sleep during the day and go out at night