tawial

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *tlayoːl-, formed by ta- (unspecified object) +‎ wia/ūya (“to shell”) +‎ -l (passive nominalization). Compare Classical Nahuatl tlaolli (“dried kernels of maize”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /taˈwijal/

Noun

tawial (singular only)

1. maize, corn, kernels of shelled corn

   Musta tiaw talkwi nawpual kushtal tawial

   Tomorrow we will take with us eighty sacks of maize