tzinacan
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Michoacán Nahuatl tzinaca, Morelos Nahuatl tzinaka, Northern Puebla Nahuatl tzinacatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl tzonöcatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl tzinaca.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tzinacan
- Bat.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 176r:
- Morcielago o aue de noche. tzinacan. quimichpatlan.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, page 312