tekulut

Pipil

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *təkoloː-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tukori. Compare Classical Nahuatl tecolōtl (“owl”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /teˈkuluːt/
• (Witzapan) IPA^(key): /teˈɣuluːt/
• (Teotepeque) IPA^(key): /teˈkuɬut/
• (Jicalapa) IPA^(key): /teˈkulʲut/

Noun

tekulūt (plural tejtekulūt)

1. owl

   Mukaki ne tekulut ka tayua

   You can hear the owl at night