wakash
Pipil
Etymology
From Spanish vacas (“cows”), from Latin vacca. Compare Classical Nahuatl huācax (“cow”), and other Mesoamerican languages: Yucatec Maya, Tzeltal, Chol, and Ch'orti' wakax; and K'iche' wakäx (“cow”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈwaːkaːʃ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Witzapan" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈwaːɣaːʃ/
Noun
wākāsh (plural wajwākāsh or wākāshmet)
- cow, bovine
- Yaja yawi kipatzka ne wakash mujmusta ka peyna
- She/he goes milk the cow every day in the morning
Derived terms
- ukichwākāsh (“bull”)
- wākāshkunēt (“calf”)
See also
- turuj (“bull”)