tzinakan

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Pipil

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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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